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What islands groups comprise the West Indies?

The "Leeward Islands" (northerly portion from the British Virgin Islands to Dominica) and the "Windward Islands" (southerly portion from Martinque to Trinidad). These islands, located in the Caribbean Sea, are collectively referred to as "The Lesser Antilles". The Greater Antilles, The Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas. the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas. The Bahamas, The Greater Antilles, And the Lesser Antilles. The Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and the Leeward. These are all the island groups: Windward Islands, Leeward Islands, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles and the Netherland Antilles.


Is Central America closer to the Greater Antilles or to the Lesser Antilles?

Central America is closer to the Greater Antilles.


Name the two parts the Caribbean is divided into?

The Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles


Is cuba part of the lesser antilles?

No it isn't.


Why are some islands in the Caribbean called the Greater Antilles and others called the Lesser Antilles?

The Caribbean islands are categorized as the Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles based on their size and geographical location. The Greater Antilles includes the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico, which are situated to the north of the Caribbean Sea. In contrast, the Lesser Antilles consists of smaller islands located to the southeast, forming an arc from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago. This distinction reflects both the islands' physical characteristics and their relative positions within the Caribbean region.

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What is a list of the greater antilles and the lesser antilles?

list of flags in the lesser antilles


Why are the lesser antilles called lesser?

They are smaller then the greater antilles?


Which two groups of islands are located in the Caribbean sea?

Greater and lesser Antilles


Is Cuba located in the Bahamas Lesser Antilles or Greater Antilles?

the greater antilles


The West Indies is made up of Bahamas and which two other island groups?

The Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles


Where is the Greater Antilles?

It is the island of Trinidad and Tobago, which is in the lesser antilles.


What islands groups comprise the West Indies?

The "Leeward Islands" (northerly portion from the British Virgin Islands to Dominica) and the "Windward Islands" (southerly portion from Martinque to Trinidad). These islands, located in the Caribbean Sea, are collectively referred to as "The Lesser Antilles". The Greater Antilles, The Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas. the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas. The Bahamas, The Greater Antilles, And the Lesser Antilles. The Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and the Leeward. These are all the island groups: Windward Islands, Leeward Islands, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles and the Netherland Antilles.


Look at the inset map. Is Central America closer to the Greater Antilles or to the Lesser Antilles?

greater antilles


Which island nation is the largest in area and is it located in the Bahamas Greater Antilles or Lesser Antilles?

the greater antilles


Is Cuba located in the Bahamas the Greater Antilles or Lesser Antilles?

No.


Is Central America closer to the Greater Antilles or to the Lesser Antilles?

Central America is closer to the Greater Antilles.


What is the difference between the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles?

The Antilles refers to the islands forming the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea.They are divided into two major groups:The "Greater Antilles" to the north including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico;and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the southeast, comprising the northerly Leeward Islands, the southeasterly Windward Islands, and the Leeward Antilles just north of Venezuela.