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    The Lesser Antilles are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. They are distinguished from the large islands of the Greater Antilles to the west. They...
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  • Windward Islands (category Lesser Antilles)
    the Lesser Antilles from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago are known as the 'Windward Islands' (Bovenwindse Eilanden in Dutch, Îles du Vent in...
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    Leeward Islands (category Lesser Antilles)
    the Lesser Antilles from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago are known as the Windward Islands (Bovenwindse Eilanden in Dutch, Îles du Vent in French...
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  • Islands Little Sisters Seal Dog Islands US Virgin Islands Îles des Saintes Leeward Antilles ABC Islands Las Aves Archipelago Los Hermanos Archipelago Los...
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    inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and two Îles des Saintes—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings. It is south...
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  • George Town, Cayman Islands Oranjestad, Aruba/Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles Port-of-Spain, Trinidad/Scarborough Tobago Belize City, Belize Guatemala...
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    about the pre-Columbian presence. France-Antilles (9 March 2022). "Vincent Berton est le nouveau sous-préfet des Îles du Nord". www.guadeloupe.franceantilles...
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    Caribbean by far, with over 25 million native speakers in the Greater Antilles . English is the first or second language in most of the smaller Caribbean...
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  • he was confirmed as lieutenant general by the newly created Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique and authorized to colonize Martinique. D'Esnambuc landed in...
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  • Charles de Pechpeyrou-Comminges de Guitaut (category Governors general of the French Antilles)
    Lieutenant-général au gouvernement des îles, sometimes given as Lieutenant au gouvernement-général des îles, and in civil matters by the intendant. Martinique...
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    family Capromyidae (hutias), which are largely limited to the Greater Antilles, and two other groups of endemic hystricognaths, the heteropsomyines and...
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  • flibuste : de la mer des Antilles à l'océan Indien (1688-1700) / ('The Flying Devil : A History of the Filibusters : From the Antilles to the Indian Ocean...
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    Antoine Lefèbvre de La Barre (category Governors general of the French Antilles)
    la Barre en la terre ferme et ile de Cayenne. It appeared as part of the Relation de ce qui s’est passé dans les îles de l’Amérique en 1666–1667 (Paris...
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    Hurricane Matthew (category Hurricanes in the ABC Islands)
    hurricane season. It caused extensive damage to landmasses in the Greater Antilles, and severe damage in several islands of the Bahamas which were still recovering...
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    Presses universitaires des Antilles. ISBN 979-10-95177-18-0. OCLC 1289359277. Action News at 12:30 PM (Television news production). ABC News (WPVI). 25 November...
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    of the Netherlands since 2010 following the dissolution of Netherlands Antilles. This marks the only place in the world where France borders the Netherlands...
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    per US dollar. As a consequence of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, the Netherlands Antillean guilder will cease to be legal tender and be...
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    November 23 over the open Atlantic Ocean. Before moving through the Lesser Antilles, Lenny produced rough surf that killed two people in northern Colombia...
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    Nahel Merzouk riots (category 2020s in Île-de-France)
    Allimant, Roman (1 July 2023). "Mort de Nahel: des épisodes d'incendies en Antilles-Guyane" [Death of Nahel: episodes of fires in Caribbean and French Guiana]...
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    de l’Escapade in Île du Levant Résidence Les Îles d’Or in Île du Levant Verdon Provence Esparron-de-Verdon Villa Marie Jeanne in Île du Levant Gay-Provence...
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  • d'ailleurs - Toute l'actualité de la Martinique sur Internet - FranceAntilles.fr". France-Antilles Martinique (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2017. "Mayotte...
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  • Charles de Courbon de Blénac (category Governors general of the French Antilles)
    French colonial administration who served as governor general of the French Antilles during the 17th century. He was an experienced soldier and fought for the...
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    Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles. "Statistical information: Population". Government of the Netherlands Antilles. Archived from the original on...
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  • Claude de Roux de Saint-Laurent (category Governors general of the French Antilles)
    Saint John of Jerusalem (Hospitallers) in 1641. In 1651 the Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique went bankrupt and Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy persuaded...
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  • In 1632, the French Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique claimed Dominica along with all the other 'Petite Antilles' but no settlement was attempted. Between...
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    Hurricane Maria (category Hurricanes in Îles des Saintes)
    record. Maria became a tropical storm on September 16 east of the Lesser Antilles and rapidly intensified to Category 5 strength just before making landfall...
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    island of Gorée (off Senegal) from the Dutch, then sailed fast to the Antilles. D'Estrées stopped briefly at Barbados to find out what he could about...
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    Naná Vasconcelos (category Antilles Records artists)
    Zumbi (Europa, 1983) Lester (Soul Note, 1987) Bush Dance (Antilles, 1987) Rain Dance (Antilles, 1989) Storytelling (Hemisphere, 1995) Fragments Modern Tradition...
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    Haiti (category Greater Antilles)
    best-established. In French, Haiti's nickname means the "Pearl of the Antilles" (La Perle des Antilles) because of both its natural beauty and the amount of wealth...
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    Lesser Antilles. This caused a low pressure area to develop on October 23 about 175 mi (282 km) east-northeast of the northern Lesser Antilles. The system...
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