Leeward [Islands] - Leeward

Japanese: リーワード[諸島] - リーワード
Leeward [Islands] - Leeward
The islands in the northern half of the West Indies and Lesser Antilles, from the Virgin Islands (UK/US) to Dominica, are mostly volcanic. They are the counterpart to the Windward Islands. The independent countries are Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, and Dominica, as well as Anguilla (UK), Montserrat (UK), and Guadeloupe (France). Although it is located in the tropics, it has a comfortable marine climate and is famous as a winter resort.
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Japanese:
西インド諸島,小アンティル諸島の北半部にあるバージン諸島(英・米)からドミニカ島までの島々で,火山島が多い。ウィンドワード諸島に対する。独立国としては,セントクリストファー・ネービス,アンティグア・バーブーダ,ドミニカ国があり,他にアングイラ島(英),モントセラト(モントセラット)島(英),グアドループ島(仏)などからなる。熱帯に位置するが海洋性気候で快適,避寒地として有名。
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