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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Mount Scenery National Park locatedIn Lesser Antilles
The Bottom, Saba locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Virgin Passage locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Fort Oranje locatedIn Lesser Antilles
BES islands locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Sandy Island locatedIn Lesser Antilles
subject surface form: Sandy Island (Carriacou)
Boven locatedIn Lesser Antilles
The Quill crater locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Mount Liamuiga locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Baie-Mahault locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Beauséjour (La Désirade) locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Island of La Désirade locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Mount Obama locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Lamentin, Martinique locatedIn Lesser Antilles
OVSM locatedIn Lesser Antilles
STINAPA Bonaire locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Slagbaai plantation locatedIn Lesser Antilles
St. Vincent locatedIn Lesser Antilles
subject surface form: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Canton of Saint-François locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Îles de la Petite-Terre locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Îles des Saintes locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Roseau Valley locatedIn Lesser Antilles