Windward Islands

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The Windward Islands are a group of Caribbean islands in the Lesser Antilles, including nations such as Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Dominica, known for their volcanic landscapes and colonial history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
geographical region
island group
climateClassification tropical monsoon climate
tropical rainforest climate
countryIncludes Dominica
Grenada
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
economyIncludes agriculture
banana production
tourism
hasCharacteristic colonial history
frequent rainfall
humid climate
hurricane-prone
lush vegetation
mountainous terrain
tropical climate
volcanic origin
hasIsland Barbados
Bequia
Canouan
linked to: Bequia

Carriacou
Dominica
Grenada
Guadeloupe
La Désirade
Les Saintes
linked to: Guadeloupe

Marie-Galante
Martinique
Mustique
Petit Martinique
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent
Tobago
Trinidad
Union Island
historicallyColonizedBy France
United Kingdom
historicallyInvolvedIn Atlantic slave trade
sugar plantation economy
languageUsed English
English-based Creole
French
French Creole
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean
West Indies
locatedInTimeZone UTC−04:00
partOf Caribbean Sea
Lesser Antilles

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British West Indies hasPart Windward Islands
British West Indies dollar usedIn Windward Islands
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines partOf Windward Islands
Caribbean Sea hasIslandGroup Windward Islands
Dominica locatedIn Windward Islands
Grenada region Windward Islands
West Indies hasPart Windward Islands
Lesser Antilles hasSubregion Windward Islands
Lesser Antilles hasIsland Grenadines
linked to: Windward Islands
Tahiti adminCenterOf Windward Islands
British America hasPart Windward Islands
East Caribbean dollar usedIn Grenadines
linked to: Windward Islands
Dominican associatedWith Windward Islands
Castries partOf British Windward Islands (historical)
linked to: Windward Islands
Vincentian region Windward Islands
Kingstown locatedInRegion Windward Islands
Bequia partOf Windward Islands
Antilles hasPart Windward Islands
Petit Martinique locatedIn Windward Islands
Vieux Fort partOf Windward Islands
Society Islands hasPart Windward Islands
Mont Orohena region Windward Islands
Colonial government of Trinidad and Tobago partOf British Windward Islands
linked to: Windward Islands
Moorea partOf Windward Islands
Kenneth Blackburne workLocation Windward Islands
Dutch Tobago archipelago Windward Islands
subject linked to: Dutch Tobago (intermittently)
Eastern Caribbean contains Windward Islands
Tetiaroa locatedIn Windward Islands
subject linked to: Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
Port of Castries region Windward Islands
Trois-Îléens locatedInSubregion Windward Islands
Grand Anse Beach region Windward Islands
Colonarie locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion Windward Islands
Botanical Gardens, Kingstown region Windward Islands
Arnos Vale locatedIn Windward Islands
Paget Farm locatedInRegion Windward Islands
Ocar geographicRegion Windward Islands
La Pompe locatedInGeographicalRegion Windward Islands
Georgetown locatedIn Windward Islands
Grenadine Islands partOf Windward Islands
island of Saint Vincent locatedIn Windward Islands
Admiralty Bay locatedInRegion Windward Islands
Kingstown Harbour locatedIn Windward Islands
southern Caribbean contains Lesser Antilles southern arc
linked to: Windward Islands
Gros Islet District partOf Windward Islands
Saint George Parish locatedInArchipelago Windward Islands
Saint Joseph Parish locatedInRegion Windward Islands