Leeward Islands

For the island group of French Polynesia, see Leeward Islands (Society Islands).

Further information: Caribbean

The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain of islands, parts of the West Indies. They are where the Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. The western Leewards are the Virgin Islands.

The southern part of the Lesser Antilles chain is called the Windward Islands.

Leeward Islands Media

• Charlotte Amalie Wade.jpg

  Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands

• Sandy Ground Anguilla.jpg

  Overlooking Sandy Ground, Anguilla

• Leeward Islands - DPLA - bd1887ad87c11a342940d670a6264a8d.jpg

  Map of the central Leeward Islands