where are the leeward islands
The Leeward Islands /ËliËwÉrd/ are a group of islands in the West Indies. In English, the term refers to the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain.As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean.ominica is the dividing line between the Windward and Leeward islands. Guadeloupe and the islands to the south were designated Windward Islands. Later on, all islands north of Martinique became known as the Leeward Islands.