This article is about the Caribbean island group. For the eastern Society Islands in French Polynesia, see Windward Islands (Society Islands). The Society Islands ( French: Îles de la Société or officially Archipel de la Société) are a group of Islands in the south Pacific French Polynesia ( French: Polynésie française, Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is a French Overseas collectivity in the The Windward Islands (Îles du Vent are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an Overseas collectivity of France in The southeastern Hawaiian Islands are also occasionally referred to as the Windward Islands. The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands, form an Archipelago of 19 Islands and Atolls numerous smaller

The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles. The Lesser Antilles, also known as the Caribbees, are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas and Greater Antilles form the

Name and geography

The Windward Islands are called such because they were more windward to sailing ships arriving in the New World than the Leeward Islands, given that the prevailing trade winds in the West Indies blow east to west. Windward is the direction from which the wind is blowing at the time in question Sailing ship is now used to refer to any large Wind -powered Vessel. The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain of islands part of the West Indies. The trade winds (also called trades) are the prevailing pattern of easterly winds found in the Tropics near the Earth's Equator. The term British West Indies refers to territories in and around the Caribbean which were at one time colonised by the United Kingdom. The trans-Atlantic currents and winds that provided the fastest route across the ocean brought these ships to the rough dividing line between the Windward and Leeward islands. Vessels in the Atlantic slave trade departing from the African Gold Coast and Gulf of Guinea would first encounter the southeasternmost islands of the Lesser Antilles in their west-northwesterly heading to final destinations in the Caribbean and North and Central America. The Atlantic Slave trade, also known as the transatlantic slave trade, was the trade of African people supplied to the Colonies of the New World This article is about the British colony in west Africa 1821-1957 The Gulf of Guinea is the part of the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Africa. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting

The Antillean Windward Islands are :

• Martinique (French; all the others are part of the Commonwealth of Nations)
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent
• Grenadines
• Grenada
• Dominica

Terminology

In other languages than English (i. Martinique is an Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1128 km² Saint Lucia (ˌseɪnt ˈluːʃɪə is an Island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. The Grenades are a Caribbean island chain of over 600 islands in the Windward Islands. Grenada (grɪˈneɪdə is an Island nation that includes the southern Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. The Commonwealth of Dominica, commonly known as Dominica, is an Island nation in the Caribbean Sea. e. , Dutch, French, German and Spanish), and also in the local English of some islands, "windward" and "leeward" refer to different groups of islands. In both cases, the east/southeasternmost group are called windward, while the westernmost are called leeward. The group of islands along the Venezuelan coast is called the Leeward Antilles in English. Leeward Antilles are a chain of Islands in the Caribbean – specifically the southerly islands of the Lesser Antilles (and in turn the Antilles

Language	Windward Islands	Leeward Islands
English
Others

See also

• Leeward Islands
• British Windward Islands
• Lesser Antilles

The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain of islands part of the West Indies. The British Windward Islands was a British colony existing between 1833 and 1960 and consisting of the islands of Grenada, St Lucia, Saint Vincent The Lesser Antilles, also known as the Caribbees, are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas and Greater Antilles form the

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