WINDWARD ISLANDS


Meaning of WINDWARD ISLANDS in English

Island group, Lesser Antilles , West Indies.

Located at the eastern end of the Caribbean Sea , they include Dominica (sometimes classified as part of the Leeward Islands ), Martinique , St. Lucia , St. Vincent , Grenada , and the chain of small islands known as the Grenadines . Though near the general area, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados are usually not considered part of the group.

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