What are the three main groups of islands in the Caribbean?

Question

What are the three main groups of islands in the Caribbean?

Answer 1

Three groups??? That's tough.....

There's the Lesser Antilles &

There's the Greater Antilles

And then theres.

The Windward Islands and

The Leeward Islands.

You can also separate the countries as the

English-speaking

French-speaking

Dutch-speaking &

Spanish-speaking Caribbean too.

You have me stumped on 3 groups....

Other than if you mean......

* The Commonwealth of Nations

* Francophonie, (Organisation Internationale de la)

* Latin Union

Answer 2

The Caribbean islands are separated from the Atlantic Ocean by three main island groups:

Bahamas (to the north)

The Bahamas consist of over 3,000 individual islands and reefs.

The most popular of these islands are Nassau and Freeport.

Greater Antilles (centrally)

Cuba

Jamaica

Puerto Rico

Hispaniola

Haiti (occupies roughly 1/3 of the island)

Dominican Republic (occupies the balance)

Lesser Antilles (southeast) – divided into two groups

Leeward Island

Antigua and Barbuda

St. Kitts and Nevis

British Virgin Islands – about 50 (mostly uninhabited)

Anegada

Tortola

Virgin Gorda

Anguilla

Montserrat

Windward Islands

Dominica

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Grenada

Barbados

Answer 3

Caribbean Islands are actually divided into two groups known as

The Greater Antilles:

Jamaica

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Puerto Rico.

NB The Cayman Islands are also often included in the Greater Antilles because of their geographical proximity.

The second is the Lesser Antilles:

U.S. Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix

British Virgin Islands: Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, Jost Van d**e

Anguilla (UK)

Saint Martin/Sint Maarten

Saint-Barthélemy

Saba

Sint Eustatius

Saint Kitts

Nevis

Barbuda

Antigua

Redonda

Montserrat (UK)

Guadeloupe

La Désirade (Fr.)

Les Saintes (Fr.)

Marie-Galante (Fr.)

Dominica

Windward Islands:

Martinique (Fr.)

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent

Barbados

Grenadines

Grenada

Trinidad and Tobago

Leeward Antilles

Aruba

Curaçao

Bonaire

Venezuelan archipelago

NB The difference between The Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles is that the greater is made up of continental rock, distinct from the Lesser, which are mostly young volcanic or coral islands.

Answer 4

Only 2 Greater and Lesser Antilles

Answer 5

The Caribbean islands are separated from the Atlantic Ocean by three main island groups:

1 Bahamas (to the north)

The Bahamas consist of over 3,000 individual   islands and reefs.

The most popular of these islands are Nassau and Freeport.

2 Greater Antilles (centrally)

▪ Cuba

▪ Jamaica

▪ Puerto Rico

▪ Hispaniola

       Haiti (occupies roughly 1/3 of the island)

        Dominican Republic (occupies the balance)

3 Lesser Antilles (southeast) – divided into two groups

A Leeward Island

▪ Antigua and Barbuda

▪ St. Kitts and Nevis

▪ British Virgin Islands – about 50 (mostly uninhabited)

                  Anegada

                 Tortola

          Virgin Gorda

       ▪ Anguilla

       ▪ Montserrat

B Windward Islands

▪ Dominica

▪ St. Lucia

▪ St. Vincent and the Grenadines

▪ Grenada

▪ Barbados



Hope this helps)