Lesser Antilles

Guadeloupe is an overseas department and region of the French Republic in the Caribbean. It consists of six 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 of Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat and north of Dominica. The capital city is Basse-Terre, on the southern west coast of Basse-Terre Island; the most populous city is Les Abymes and the main centre of business is neighbouring Pointe-à-Pitre, both on Grande-Terre Island. It had a population of 395,726 in 2024.

island arc in the Caribbean Sea

island in Saint Kitts and Nevis

subgroup of islands (according to their English definition), comprising the generally larger islands of the southern part of the Windward Islands (according to their French definition) in the Lesser Antilles bordering the East of the Caribbean sea

subgroup of islands in the Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea

inter-governmental organization

islands in Guadeloupe, France

group of islands in the Lesser Antilles and bordering the East of the Caribbean sea, subdivided in the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands (according to their English definition)

military conflict fought between 1778 and 1783

Geography of Barbados

volcanic arc that forms the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Plate