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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.
The colony of the Leeward Islands was split in two in 1816, and the Governor of Antigua became the viceroy in Antigua, Barbuda and Montserrat. In 1833 the British Leeward Islands were reformed, and the Governor of Antigua represented the monarch in all of the British Leeward Islands until 1872, when he became the Governor of the new federal ...
The British Leeward Islands was a British colony from 1671 to 1958, consisting of the English (later British) overseas possessions in the Leeward Islands.It ceased to exist from 1816 to 1833, during which time it was split into two separate colonies (Antigua–Barbuda–Montserrat and Saint Christopher–Nevis–Anguilla–Virgin Islands).
A tropical storm warning has been issued by forecasters for portions of the leeward islands. YESTERDAY (Sunday): Yesterday (Sunday) at 5 pm, the National Hurricane Center published the first ...
This is a list of governors of the Leeward Islands. The Leeward Islands was originally created as a colony of England in 1671, continuing in existence until its dissolution in 1816. In 1833 a number of island colonies were grouped together under a single governor once again. These islands were reconstituted as a federal colony in 1872.
Kirk, which currently churns as a Category 3 hurricane, is causing storm swells which are affecting the Leeward Islands, Bermuda, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and the east coast of the U.S.
The calendar has flipped to October, but tropical threats continue to loom in the Atlantic and East Pacific Ocean Basins. Oftentimes, tropical activity will start winding down during the month of ...
The Leeward Islands — the northern islands group of the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Lesser Antilles . It includes the countries that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.