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| | AllRefer.com - Leeward Islands (Caribbean Political Geography) - Encyclopedia |
 | | Leeward Islands[lOO´urd, yOO´, lE´] Pronunciation Key, northern group of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, extending SE from Puerto Rico to the Windward Islands. |
 | | Largely volcanic in origin, the Leewards have lush, subtropical vegetation, rich soil, and abundant rainfall. |
 | | Sir Thomas Warner, sent to St. Kitts in 1623, was made governor-general of the yet uncolonized neighboring islands (Nevis, Antigua, Montserrat, and Barbuda), and in the same year the Frenchman Pierre BElain d'Esnambuc also established a colony on St. Kitts. |
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