 The Leeward Antilles are a chain of islands in the Caribbean – specifically, the southerly islands of the Lesser Antilles (and, in turn, the West Indies) along the southeastern fringe of the Caribbean Sea, just north of the Venezuelan coast of the South American mainland. The Leeward Antilles, while among the Lesser Antilles, are not to be confused with the Leeward Islands (also of the Lesser Antilles) to the northeast. World map depicting Caribbean: West Indies redirects here. ...
The Lesser Antilles are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas form the West Indies. ...
World map depicting Caribbean: West Indies redirects here. ...
// Ecology A view of the Caribbean Sea from the Dominican Republic coast The Caribbean is home to about 9% of the worlds coral reefs covering about 20,000 square miles, most of which are located off the Caribbean Islands and the Central American coast. ...
South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ...
Largely lacking in volcanic activity, the Leeward Antilles island arc occurs along the deformed southern edge of the Caribbean Plate and was formed by the plate's subduction under the South American Plate. Recent studies indicate that the Leeward Antilles are accreting to South America. A smoke plume from Mount Ubinas, Peru, the most historically active volcano in that nation. ...
An island arc is a type of archipelago formed by plate tectonics as one oceanic tectonic plate subducts under another and produces magma. ...
Detail of tectonic plates from: Tectonic plates of the world. ...
Subduction zones mark sites of convective downwelling of the Earths lithosphere. ...
The South American Plate is a continental tectonic plate covering the continent of South America and extending eastward to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. ...
Oceanic-continental convergence: The required conditions for plate accretion Accretion, in geology, is a process by which sediment is added to a tectonic plate. ...
Islands The Leeward Antilles comprise (roughly from west to east): Though nearby, Isla Margarita is not included in this island group. The ABC islands are Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao; the last two are in the Netherlands Antilles, all are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. ...
Anthem: Himno di Kòrsou Capital Willemstad Area - Total - % water (Not ranked) 450 km² Negligible Population - Total - Density 173,400 (2006) 391/km² Curaçao (pronounced [kurasão]) is an island in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. ...
Flag of Bonaire Bonaire is an island in the Netherlands Antilles, and as such, is a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. ...
The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela encompass all of Venezuelas off shore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela. ...
Pristine archipelago off the coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean sea. ...
The Los Roques islands are federal dependency of the Venezuelan government consisting of about 50 islands, cays or islets off the coast of Venezuela with a population of 1,500 inhabitants and approximately 58,000 visitors a year, many of them day-visitors who come from Caracas and the mainland. ...
La Orchila is a military base off the coast of Venezuela. ...
Los Hermanos is an indie rock band from Brazil. ...
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