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The Windward Islands are called such because they were more windward to sailing ships arriving in the New World than the Leeward Islands, given that the prevailing trade winds in the West Indies blow east to west. The trans-Atlantic currents and winds that provided the fastest route across the ocean brought these ships to the rough dividing line between the Windward and Leeward islands. Vessels in the Atlantic slave trade departing from the African Gold Coast and Gulf of Guinea would first encounter the southeasternmost islands of the Lesser Antilles in their west-northwesterly heading to final destinations in the Caribbean and North and Central America. The chain of islands form a part of the easternmost boundary of the Caribbean Sea.
The Antillean Windward Islands from north to south are Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenadines and Grenada. Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago do not consider themselves part of the Windward Islands but are sometimes included due to proximity and the fact that they are windward relative to other Carribean isles.
In languages other than English (i.e., Dutch, French, German and Spanish), and also in the local English of some islands, "windward" and "leeward" refer to different groups of islands. In both cases, the east/southeasternmost group are called windward, while the westernmost are called leeward. The group of islands along the Venezuelan coast is called the Leeward Antilles in English.
Wikipeadia: "Windward Islands"
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Text: fyffes Windwards Nr.: 1557 Archives: 3685-6-4 Size: 1,9 x 2,8 cm Origin: From Michael Riehl, Frankfurt, Germany, 05.05.2000 |
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Text: Geest WINDWARDS Nr.: 1275 Archives: 3802-1-2 Origin: From Michael Riehl, Frankfurt, Germany, 03.03.2000 |
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Text: JP WINDWARD ISLANDS Nr.: 11808 Archives: 4901-4-2 Size: 2,1 x 1,7 cm Origin: From Linda Schrandt; Milwaukee, WI, USA, 16.04.2014 |
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Text: Waitrose Windward Isles Fairtrade Nr.: 6637 Archives: 92,01-3-5 Size: 2,1 x 2,1 Origin: From Margaret Archer, Bournemouth, England, 04.02.2006 |
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Text: WINDWARD ISLANDS ® FAIRTRADE FFL W0114 Nr.: 9885 Archives: 81,52-1-4 Size: 3,1 x 2,3 cm Origin: From Margaret Archer, Bournemouth, England, 15.12.2010 |
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Text: WINDWARD ISLANDS ® SINGLE BANANAS FAIRTRADE FFL W0114 Display Until N/A Nr.: 10738 Archives: 81,52-2-4 Size: 3,1 x 2,3 Origin: From Margaret Archer, Bournemouth, England, 09.01.2012 |
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Text: WINDWARD ISLANDS FAIRTRADE Nr.: 8352 Archives: 3501-3-2 Size: 2,2 x 2,2 cm Origin: From Margaret Archer, Bournemouth, England, 13.10.2008 |
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Text: WINDWARD ISLANDS FAIRTRADE Nr.: 8351 Archives: 3501-3-3 Size: 2,7 x 2,7 Origin: From Margaret Archer, Bournemouth, England, 13.10.2008 |
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Text: WINDWARD ISLES Nr.: 3280 Archives: 3802-2-3 Size: 1,6 x 2,8 cm Origin: From Elvis Velez, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 10.06.2001 |
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Text: WINDWARD ISLES Comment: small sun Nr.: 5665 Archives: 3802-2-1 Size: 1,6 x 2,8 Origin: From Philippos Papanikolaou, Rafina, Greece, 07.05.2004 |
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Text: WINDWARD ISLES Comment: Palm on Top of the Island Nr.: 3989 Archives: 3802-2-2 Size: 1,6 x 2,8 cm Origin: From Chris Crawcour, Westcliff on Sea, England, 13.03.2002 |
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