page_title: Lesser Antilles
section_title: Leeward Antilles
hierarchical_section_title: Lesser Antilles / Islands / Leeward Antilles
caption_attribution_description: English: Major islands of the southern Caribbean Sea. Español: Pricipales islas en el mar Caribe sur.
context_page_description: The Lesser Antilles is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Most form a long, partly volcanic island arc between the Greater Antilles to the north-west and the continent of South America. The islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. Together, the Lesser Antilles and the Greater Antilles compose the Antilles. When combined with the Lucayan Archipelago, all three are known as the West Indies.
context_section_description: Islands north of the Venezuelan coast (from west to east):
  Aruba (Neth.)
  Curaçao (Neth.)
  Bonaire (Neth.)
  Federal Dependencies of Venezuela (Ven)
  Los Monjes Archipelago
  La Tortuga Island
  La Sola Island
  Los Testigos Islands
  Los Frailes Islands
  Patos Island
  Los Roques Archipelago
  La Blanquilla Island
  Los Hermanos Archipelago
  La Orchila Island
  Las Aves Archipelago
  Aves Island
  Nueva Esparta (Ven)
  Margarita Island
  Coche
  Cubagua
caption: Map of the Leeward Antilles
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