Leeward Islands en · PROPN
Etymology
Called leeward because the prevailing winds in the area blow from east to west. Thus, the Leeward Islands are downwind, or leeward of, the easternmost Windward Islands, the group of islands that first meet the trade winds coming from the east.
Meanings
- The northern of the Lesser Antilles, consisting of the islands or nations of the Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Saint Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Barbuda, Antigua, Montserrat and Guadeloupe.
- The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Relateds
Leeward Antilles · Windward Antilles · Windward Islands
Translations (9)
pl Leeward Islands (Island group) · ca illes de Sotavent (Island group) · fr îles du Vent septentrionales (Island group) · fr îles Sous-le-Vent (Island group) · ga Oileáin na Fothana (Island group) · pl Wyspy Podwietrzne (Island group) · cmn 背風群島 /背风群岛 (Island group) · el Υπήνεμες Νήσοι (Island group) · fi Leewardsaaret (Island group)