Lesser Antilles

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The Lesser Antilles are a long arc of small Caribbean islands forming the eastern and southern boundary of the Caribbean Sea, known for their tropical climate, beaches, and diverse colonial histories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
geographical region
continent North America
formsBoundaryOf eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea
southern boundary of the Caribbean Sea
hasClimate tropical climate
hasColonialHistoryWith Denmark
France
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCountryOrTerritory Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Barbados
Bonaire
British Virgin Islands
Curaçao
Dominica
France
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Montserrat
Netherlands
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin (France)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sint Maarten
surface form: Sint Maarten (Netherlands)

Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

U.S. Virgin Islands
surface form: United States Virgin Islands
hasEconomyBasedOn agriculture
fishing
tourism
hasFeature coral reefs
sandy beaches
volcanic islands
hasHighestPoint La Soufrière
surface form: La Soufrière (Guadeloupe)
hasIsland Anguilla
Antigua
Aruba
Barbados
Barbuda
Bonaire
Curaçao
Dominica
Grenada
Windward Islands
surface form: Grenadines

Guadeloupe
Martinique
Montserrat
Nevis
Saba
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Croix
Sint Eustatius
surface form: Saint Eustatius

Saint John
Saint Kitts and Nevis
surface form: Saint Kitts

Saint Lucia
Sint Maarten
surface form: Saint Martin

Saint Thomas
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
surface form: Saint Vincent

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sint Maarten
Tobago
Trinidad
hasMajorCrops bananas
citrus fruits
cocoa
nutmeg
sugarcane
hasPrimaryLanguages Dutch
English
English-based creoles
French
French-based creoles
hasSubregion Leeward Antilles
Leeward Islands
Windward Islands
hasVolcanicArc Lesser Antilles self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lesser Antilles volcanic arc
isProneTo earthquakes
hurricanes
tropical storms
volcanic eruptions
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
locatedOnTectonicPlate Caribbean Plate
partOf Caribbean
West Indies

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Laudat locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Saint Patrick Parish locatedInBody Lesser Antilles
Kingstown Harbour locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Bajan hasPrimaryRegion Lesser Antilles
Aves Ridge locatedInRegion Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Lesser Antilles area
Lesser Antilles subduction zone associatedWith Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Lesser Antilles island arc
Lesser Antilles subduction zone parallelTo Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Lesser Antilles island chain
Lesser Antilles subduction zone near Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Lesser Antilles islands
Morne Watt locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Morne Watt partOf Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Lesser Antilles volcanic arc
Port Elizabeth region Lesser Antilles
Bush Hall, Barbados locatedInArchipelago Lesser Antilles
Deacons, Barbados locatedInArchipelago Lesser Antilles
Bank Hall, Barbados locatedInArchipelago Lesser Antilles
Gros Islet District partOf Lesser Antilles
Bay Land, Barbados locatedInSubregion Lesser Antilles
Caribbean Plate boundary zone includesFeature Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Lesser Antilles volcanic arc
Caribbean Plate boundary zone affectsCountry Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Lesser Antilles island states
island of Nevis partOf Lesser Antilles
subject surface form: Nevis
La Grande Galette locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Morne Constant locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Grand-Bourg locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Saint-Louis locatedIn Lesser Antilles
subject surface form: Saint-Louis (Marie-Galante)
Plage de la Feuillère locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Gueule Grand Gouffre isPartOf Lesser Antilles
Friendship Bay Beach region Lesser Antilles
Lokono nativeTo Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Other Lesser Antilles (historically)
Hope Bay Beach locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Distillerie Poisson locatedInBody Lesser Antilles
Sea Cows Bay region Lesser Antilles
Vieux Fort District locatedInRegion Lesser Antilles
island of Antigua locatedIn Lesser Antilles
subject surface form: Antigua
island of Antigua partOfArchipelago Lesser Antilles
subject surface form: Antigua
Saint Martin locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Saint George Basseterre Parish locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Saint George Parish locatedInSubregion Lesser Antilles
Saint Peter Parish (near boundary) locatedIn Lesser Antilles
subject surface form: Saint Peter Parish
Saint Joseph Parish (near boundary) locatedInRegion Lesser Antilles
subject surface form: Saint Joseph Parish
Portsmouth locatedInSubregion Lesser Antilles
subject surface form: Portsmouth, Dominica
Port Zante locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Northern District of Montserrat (broadly northern part of island) locatedIn Lesser Antilles
subject surface form: Northern District of Montserrat
Government of Montserrat locatedIn Lesser Antilles