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The Windward islands
are situated at
the foot of
the Caribbean
Sea and are a
section of a line of
fragmented land
masses known as
the Lesser
Antilles. The
majority
of the
Windward
islands
are
volcanic and
there are a
few are flat
coral
structures
(notably
Barbados). The
West
Indies region
encompasses more
than
5,000 plus
island land
masses, reefs and
cays. This
section of the
guide
concentrates
exclusively on
travelling in the
Windward islands of the Lesser
Antilles (see
map) region
of the Caribbean
from Martinique in the
north to
Trinidad in the
south. |
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The Caribbean
Windward Islands
are so
named due to
being on the
windier and
wetter side of
the Lesser
Antilles and
consist of
Martinique,
Saint Vincent
and the
Grenadines, Saint Lucia,
Barbados,
Trinidad and
Tobago and
Grenada .
Together all the
Windward and
Leeward
Islands
make up the
Caribbean
islands known as
the Lesser
Antilles. Click
on the map below
for further
details. |
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Grenada
Carriacou
Petit Martinique |
US Virgin Islands
St Croix
St John
St Thomas |
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Today the
Windward islands
of the West Indies are one
of the World's
most popular
tourist travel destinations
with a huge
demand within
the Caribbean cruise industry.
The region
enjoys high
temperatures all
year around and
attracts large
numbers of
people seeking a
holiday in an
idyllic tropical
Caribbean island
paradise. |
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