A yacht charter vacation in the Leeward Islands, often known as the Lesser Antilles, will exceed expectations. This is a yachtsman's paradise. These islands sit half way down the eastern Caribbean chain, beginning with Nevis, St Kitts, St Bart’s and St Maartin in the north, Antigua and...
During our tenure in the leeward islands, Boatbookings has found some of the best places to snorkel around the island:Lorient Beach - A long stretch of beach with something for everyone, from killer curls for the surfers, to swim areas, and shallower sheltered pools favored by families. The...
1.The northern group of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, extending from the Virgin Islands southeast to Dominica. Inhabited by Caribs when Columbus visited them in 1493, the islands were hotly contested by the Spanish, French, and British in the 1600s and 1700s. ...
Bora Bora is a volcanic island in the Society Islands archipelago of French Polynesia. The Polynesian island in the South Pacific is ranked at the top of the list when it comes to most remarkably beautiful in the world. The best time to visit is May....
windward - on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands" Adv. 1. leeward - toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward" upwind windward, downwind - away from the wind; "they were sailing windward" Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton Univer...
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When WAGENAAR HUMMELINCK (1940, p. 83—85) made a survey of the lizards of Curaao, Aruba, Bonaire and the Venezuelan Islands, he could give no more than a short list of specimens collected, together with a few critical remarks, and a single table on "Variati...
In this effort, a fairly extensive survey of literature was conducted to list the endemic taxa for the Leeward Dutch Islands. Many of the taxa listed may require a systematic revision. This could affect their species status. Thus the endemic biodiversity recorded in this preliminary list is only...
British Virgin Islands capital of Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean Caribees centerboard centreboard References in classic literature ? We at once began drifting to leeward, while they got out two pairs of oars and rowed their light craft directly into the wind. So, when they reached the bow of ...