1 Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands
French Leeward Islands location for Iles Sous le Vent, Spanish for Islas de Sotovento.
Caribbean islands. By the small Antilles (Lesser Antilles) in Margarita (Margarita), Curacao (Curacao), Bonaire (Bonaire) and Aruba (Aruba) 4 islands. Island, known in French, only as a general geographical indications, does not refer to political entities.
West Indies, a curved chain of islands, the small Antilles constitute the most western and most northern, north-east side in the Caribbean, at latitude 16 ° ~ 19 °, longitude 61 ° ~ 65 ° between. From north to south, the United States is the main islands and the British Virgin Islands (geographically as part of Daan in Leeds), British dependent territories of Anguilla, St. Martin is half French (French Guadeloupe), half belong to the Netherlands ( as part of the Netherlands Antilles, and the nearby Saba [Saba] and [Sint Eustacius 圣尤斯特歇斯] and other islands of course belong to the geographical "Leeward Islands" as part of the Dutch administration has called "the Windward Islands "] [Windward Islands), Saint Kitts and Nevis is an independent English-speaking countries; Antigua and Barbuda is also a separate English-speaking countries; Montserrat (Montserrat) a British Dependent Territory; melon de Rop is a province of France. This island chain south of the Dominican Republic, and sometimes painting owned by the Leeward Islands, but usually as part of the Windward Islands. Wake Islands submerged part of the mountains, as the other Antilles islands as. Rainfall increases with altitude, latitude, rainfall in Vietnam more. Trade winds ease the tropical heat. 6 to 10 months with occasional hurricane. Leeward Islands of the population is predominantly black, but the tourism industry (the main source of income), but with the season from the North American continent and Europe to bring all sorts of colorful people.
Transliteration of "Oliver De Islands." The eastern edge of the West Indies in the Caribbean, the small Antilles island group east of the northern island group. Located in the northeast trade winds belt, the northeastern margin of the Caribbean than the southern trade winds to the Windward Islands affected by the smaller, hence the name. Including the Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe and other islands and numerous islets six (but according to Spain, the Netherlands and other countries customs and traditions, means the surface of the North Sea west of Venezuela to Aruba from the Netherlands, the east is appointed Mary Ge Lita Island, island group). There Guadeloupe Beijing Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Antigua, St. Kitts - Nevis, Anguilla and Montserrat Island. Mostly volcanic islands and limestone islands. Area of 3249 square kilometers. Points inside and outside the two islands: in out mainly by the Pliocene - Pleistocene eruption of volcanic cone form, steep terrain; mainly by limestone columns outside the low-lying, more coral reefs. Islands throughout the year for the northeast trade winds control, tropical climate, with distinctive characteristics. Natural vegetation is tropical evergreen rain forest, the monthly average temperature of 24-29 ℃. Rainfall, fertile soil, rich in sugar cane, cotton, tobacco, bananas, fruits, vegetables and so on. Agriculture and tourism-based economy, population 600,000 (1981). Excursion frantic. 60 years later there is sugar, wine, fruit processing and other small-scale processing industry. Originally Spain, Britain, France and the Netherlands colony, changed hands several times, there are some not independent.
(The picture shows the Leeward Islands in Guadeloupe.)
2. Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands
Portuguese for Ilhas de Sotavento.
Atlantic coast of West Africa in the island group, two districts of the Republic of Cape Verde, the Brava (Brava Island), Fogo Island (Fogo Island), Maio Island (Maio Island) and Santiago (Sao Tiago Island) components. A group of volcanic islands, tropical climate, very little rainfall, perennial drought.
3 Leeward Islands
Sous le Vent, Iles
English for the Leeward Group.
French Polynesia Society Islands island group of western, central in the South Pacific, from the volcanic islands and atolls. The main island Laiatea (Raiatea) have coral reefs nearby Taha (Tahaa) connected to the island. Within the eastern HU Asch (Huahine) Island, at low tide as a whole, into large high tide, Xiao-hu Asch within two islands. There Mopi Di (Maupiti) Island and Bora Bora (Bora-Bora) and other islands. Islands on the wild pigs, rabbits, lizards. Produced copra, vanilla and pearl. Formerly the Society Islands. 1946, designated as a single zone. Huahine was the Polynesian religious center. Population of about 22,232 (1988). |
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