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Notice the different articles "the" and "a" — "the" windward or leeward shore versus "a" lee shore. The shore that is a lee shore changes based on the reference point, which is the vessel from which the island or lake shore is viewed, and of which the island or lake shore is in the lee. The leeward shore does not change based on the position ...
The Leeward Islands (/ ˈ l iː w ər d /) are a group of islands situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. Starting with the Virgin Islands east of Puerto Rico, they extend southeast to Guadeloupe and its dependencies. In English, the term Leeward Islands refers to the northern islands of the Lesser ...
The terms windward and leeward are used in reference both to sides (and climates [7]) of individual islands and relative island locations in an archipelago. The windward side of an island is subject to the prevailing wind, and is thus the wetter (see orographic precipitation). The leeward side is the side distant from or physically in the lee ...
The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands also known as the Leeward Hawaiian Islands, are a series of islands and atolls located northwest of Kauai and Niʻihau in the Hawaiian island chain. Politically, these islands are part of Honolulu County in the U.S. state of Hawaii , with the exception of Midway Atoll .
Sep. 4—The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for the leeward areas of all Hawaiian Islands due to gusty winds and low humidity in effect from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. A red ...
The warning, in effect from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., affects leeward portions of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui and Hawaii island. Winds are expected to range from 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up ...
Administrative centre of the Leeward Islands; town is situated at the northern tip of Raiatea Island. Tumaraa: 71.9 3,721 3,718 51.7 Consists of the 4 associated communes of Fetuna, Tevaitoa (the location of the commune administration), Tehurui and Vaiaʻau, forming the west side of Raiatea Island. Taputapuatea: 84.4 4,792 5,007 59.3
The park is a 3 mi (5 km) long bay southwest of Downtown. The colour of the water is a uniform turquoise and studded with countless mushroom-like tiny islets. [10] Also on the western part of the island is Northwest Point Marine National Park, which extends to nearby reefs and several saline lakes that attract breeding and migrant waterfowl. [3]