Quel sont les deux Sous-ensemble qui constituent les Petites Antilles ?

Quel sont les deux Sous-ensemble qui constituent les Petites Antilles ?

À ce titre la première et plus septentrionale île des Petites Antilles est Sombrero, un îlet dépendant d'Anguilla. Les Petites Antilles sont à leur tour définies en deux sous-ensembles : les îles du Vent et les îles Sous-le-Vent.

What is the meaning of Antilles in English?

• Jump to navigation Jump to search. The Antilles (/ænˈtɪliːz/; Antilles [ɑ̃.tij] in French; Antillas in Spanish; Antillen in Dutch and Antilhas in Portuguese) is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and east.

What were the Antilles called before their current name?

• The Antilles were called multiple names before their current name became the norm. Early Spanish visitors called them the Windward Islands (today having a narrower definition ). They were also called the Forward Islands by 18th-century British.

What are the Antillean islands divided into?

• The Antillean islands are divided into two smaller groupings: the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles. The Greater Antilles includes the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola (subdivided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and the Cayman Islands. The Lesser Antilles contains the northerly Leeward Islands and...

What is the difference between the Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles?

• The Greater Antilles includes the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola (subdivided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and the Cayman Islands. The Lesser Antilles contains the northerly Leeward Islands and the southeasterly Windward Islands. The Leeward Antilles just north of Venezuela and the Lucayan Archipelago...