page_title: Lesser Antilles
section_title: Sovereign states
hierarchical_section_title: Lesser Antilles / Political divisions / Sovereign states
caption_attribution_description: Beach at the Anse de Grande Saline on St. Barthelemy, French West Indies
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.
caption: Beach at the Anse de Grande Saline on St. Barthelemy, French Antilles
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