| 单词 | Lesser Antilles |
| 例句 | An island of the archipelago in the South Atlantic between North and South America, enclosing the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: divided into the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahama Islands. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Like Martinique, Nevis, a 36-square-mile island in the Lesser Antilles, has put its history front and center. 5 Caribbean Islands Where You Can Go Beyond the Beach 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z St. Martin, tucked into the northern reaches of the Lesser Antilles, is a 34-square-mile gem of sculpted bays, lush mountains and remarkably good restaurants. A St. Martin vacation reminds parents they don’t really want to get away from kids 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z After buying a house on Nevis, he went on to explore verbal styles throughout the islands in the Lesser Antilles. Roger D. Abrahams, Folklorist Who Studied African-American Language, Dies at 84 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z One of the larger islands in the Lesser Antilles, Dominica is also one of the least known. Waterfalls, Rivers and Rain Forest on Dominica 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z On Sept. 18, 2017, Hurricane Maria swept over the Lesser Antilles nation of Dominica, leaving virtually every dwelling on the island uninhabitable and completely knocking out the country’s infrastructure, including roads, hospitals and communications. Four resort destinations that rebounded after natural disasters to be better, safer and greener than before 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Tammy was expected to remain at hurricane strength and even strengthen slightly as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles through Saturday passing by Guadeloupe, Antigua and Barbuda. Hurricane Norma takes aim at Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts, as Tammy threatens islands in the Atlantic 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Bones from archaeological sites in the Turks and Caicos and from Montserrat -- an island far to the south in the Lesser Antilles -- were also determined to be from Hispaniolan parrots. Caribbean parrots thought to be endemic are actually relicts of millennial-scale extinction 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Forecasters warned of dangerous surf and rip currents in Lesser Antilles, the British and U.S. Hurricane Lee turns north on path that will take it past Bermuda as it aims for Atlantic Canada 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Life-threatening surf was expected to hit the Lesser Antilles on Friday and reach the British and U.S. Hurricane Lee charges through open Atlantic waters as it approaches northeast Caribbean 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Cindy formed about 1,110 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, and is moving northwest at around 14 miles per hour. Cindy Forms in the Atlantic 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z "Bret is forecast to approach the Lesser Antilles through Thursday and then move across those islands late Thursday and Thursday night as a strong tropical storm," according to the NHC. St. Lucia, Martinique shut schools as Storm Bret churns closer 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Bret is currently churning its way toward the Lesser Antilles, where it’s expected to strike Thursday as a strong tropical storm. Record Warm Atlantic Fuels an Unusual Tropical Storm 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z It shows two brewing systems east of the Lesser Antilles, including one that has already reached tropical storm strength, Bret. ‘The Atlantic is … on fire’: Hot ocean fuels early hurricane season 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z It is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in coming days but then weaken ahead of its approach to the Lesser Antilles, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Tropical Storm Bret spins toward eastern Caribbean as islands brace for heavy winds, flooding 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z "The system should be approaching the Lesser Antilles by late this week," the hurricane center said in its advisory. Tropical Storm Bret could become hurricane over next few days - US NHC 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z “Everyone in the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands should closely monitor updates to the forecast for this system and have their hurricane plan in place,” the center said. Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic, with possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The storm is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it moves over the Lesser Antilles on Thursday and Friday, the National Hurricane Center said. Tropical Storm Bret Forms in the Atlantic 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Since 1850, only four previous storms have churned up east of the chain of Caribbean islands known as the Lesser Antilles in June. ‘The Atlantic is … on fire’: Hot ocean fuels early hurricane season 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z They urged people in the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to closely monitor the storm and have their hurricane plans in place. Tropical Storm Bret spins toward eastern Caribbean as islands brace for heavy winds, flooding 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Hurricane Fiona hit the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos last September before moving northward over the western Atlantic and hitting Canada as a strong post-tropical cyclone. Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone names 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Bret is forecast to move across the Lesser Antilles as a hurricane on Thursday and Friday and unleash flooding, heavy rainfall and dangerous storm surge and waves, the center said. Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic, with possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z “He bears the name of being the most hated man in all the Lesser Antilles, and he was only there for three hours and that was seven years ago.” Review | These ‘Christmas crackers’ offer surprises for lovers of language 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Located in the Lesser Antilles, not far from Montserrat, Redonda is an actual place, geographically speaking. Review | This giant rock is actually a literary Neverland, complete with a king 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Sadly, hunters kill some of these birds when they land to rest on islands in the Lesser Antilles. One small flap for birds, one giant leap for mankind 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z As of Tuesday, there was an area of cloudiness and thunderstorms about 875 miles east of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said. After a Quiet August, Hurricane Forecasters Are Monitoring a Potential Storm 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z These include the Aleutians, extending from Alaska to Russia, and the Lesser Antilles in the eastern part of the Caribbean. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z England’s first sugar colonies appeared in the Lesser Antilles, a long chain of islands between Hispaniola and South America that Spain had bypassed on its way to the mainland. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The swells generated by the hurricane were forecast to reach the Lesser Antilles early next week and have the potential to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, the center said. Sam Becomes a Category 4 Hurricane 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Swells generated by Larry will affect the Lesser Antilles, portions of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas through midweek. Hurricane Larry could impact New Jersey, East Coast shores 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The agency warned of swells generated by Larry that are expected to reach the Lesser Antilles on Sunday and cause "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions." Larry forecast to strengthen to major hurricane 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Hurricane Elsa, which surprised forecasters by strengthening faster than expected, was already causing damage on Friday to Barbados and parts of the Lesser Antilles. Hurricane Elsa heightens anxiety for officials and rescue crews at condo collapse site 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Most of the Lesser Antilles islands are part of a long volcanic arc in the Eastern Caribbean. Saint Vincent volcano: Island awakes to ash and sulphur smell 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z Others struggled when they reached a persistent zone of low pressure at high altitudes just east of the Lesser Antilles, which generated hostile winds. Why the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has spun out of control 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Large swells from Teddy were forecast to impact the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas and Bermuda, and were expected to impact the U.S. Tropical Storm Beta spurs hurricane worries for Texas 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Large swells from Teddy were forecast to impact the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas, and later Saturday were to spread to Bermuda and the U.S. Beta spurs hurricane watch for Texas, expected to strengthen 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Large swells from Teddy were forecast to impact the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas, and by Saturday were to spread to Bermuda and the U.S. Beta spurs hurricane watch for Texas, expected to strengthen 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Tropical Storm Teddy is located about 1,250 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Tropical Storms Teddy, Vicky form as hurricane center tracks 8 systems; 'storms everywhere' 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Large swells from Teddy were forecast to reach the northeastern coast of South America and the Lesser Antilles by Wednesday, which could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. TS Teddy becomes 4th active named storm in Atlantic basin 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Besides the feature off the southeast U.S., the NHC said an area of showers and thunderstorms are beginning to show signs of organization on Saturday afternoon as it moves westward away from the Lesser Antilles. Hurricane center monitoring 'quartet of systems,' disturbance could form off East Coast 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z According to the NHC, the first disturbance located about 1,000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles will likely develop into a depression or tropical storm sometime in the next day or two. Hurricane center says 'high' chance for 2 systems to develop in Atlantic, third 'vigorous tropical wave' watched 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z "So it hasn't gotten a name, Isais yet, but it will today we think. It looks like its getting better developed across the Lesser Antilles." Tropical Storm Isaias expected to form, bring heavy rain to Puerto Rico; long-range track remains uncertain 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z That concern is reserved for the volcanic arc of the Lesser Antilles to the east, where the North American plate is roughly perpendicular to the Caribbean plate and subducting beneath it. Why Puerto Rico’s Tectonic Setting Makes Earthquakes Inevitable 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z Officials say swells produced by the storm are affecting parts of the northeastern coast of South America and the Lesser Antilles. Category 4 Hurricane Lorenzo strengthens in Atlantic 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Officials say swells produced by the storm are affecting parts of the northeastern coast of South America and the Lesser Antilles. Category 4 Hurricane Lorenzo strengthens in Atlantic 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Karen, the 11th named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Sunday afternoon east of the Lesser Antilles. Tropical Storm Karen shows signs of fading as it nears Puerto Rico 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Karen, the 11th named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Sunday afternoon east of the Lesser Antilles, prompting tropical storm warnings for the islands of Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Tropical Storm Karen forms in Caribbean as it takes aim at Puerto Rico 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z At 11 a.m. on August 24, the National Hurricane Center in Miami announced a new tropical depression east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles. How Has Climate Change Affected Hurricane Dorian? 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z The fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Dorian, is strengthening as it moves towards the Lesser Antilles and may impact Puerto Rico and its neighbors later this week. Tropical Storm Dorian's path: What you need to know 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The advisory says watches for parts of the Windward and Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles will likely be issued later Sunday. Tropical storm watch issued for Barbados as Dorian nears 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z The advisory says watches for parts of the Windward and Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles will likely be issued later Sunday. Tropical storm watch issued for Barbados as Dorian nears 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z The storm’s center will move across the Lesser Antilles by Thursday evening on its current track. Tropical Storm Kirk to rake across Lesser Antilles 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z “Little change in strength is forecast until Kirk crosses the Lesser Antilles, followed by weakening over the eastern Caribbean Sea,” the Miami-based weather forecaster said. Tropical storm Kirk gets little stronger: NHC 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z High surf will also be affecting portions of the Lesser Antilles. Tropical Storm Dorian's path: What you need to know 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The storm should move farther away from Lesser Antilles on Thursday and then across the eastern and central Caribbean through the weekend, it added. Storm Isaac to weaken gradually over next few days: NHC 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z “Isaac is forecast to move across the central Lesser Antilles and into the eastern Caribbean Sea on Thursday, and then move across the eastern and central Caribbean Sea through Saturday,” the NHC added. Storm Isaac, east of Caribbean, moving westward fast: NHC 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Tropical Storm Isaac was east of the Lesser Antilles and expected to pass south of Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and Cuba, while Hurricane Helene was moving northward away from land. “Monster” Hurricane Florence nears Carolina coast 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z And in the Caribbean, when Hurricane Isaac crosses the Lesser Antilles later this week, its northern side may graze Puerto Rico, where residents are still struggling to recover from last year’s catastrophic storm, Hurricane Maria. As Hurricane Florence Threatens the Carolinas, 1 Million Ordered to Evacuate 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z "Swells generated by Dorian will be affecting portions of the Lesser Antilles by late today," the NHC said. Tropical Storm Dorian's path: What you need to know 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z A westward motion is forecast to continue through the end of the week, with Isaac expected to move across the Lesser Antilles and into the eastern Caribbean Sea Wednesday night or Thursday. The Latest: Isaac is 5th hurricane of 2018 Atlantic season 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z It gained hurricane strength Sunday night and is forecast to reach the Lesser Antilles between Wednesday and Thursday as a Category 2 hurricane. Intensifying Hurricane Florence poses extreme threat to Southeast and Mid-Atlantic 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z The system is expected to bring heavy rainfall to portions of the Lesser Antilles on Friday and Saturday, the Miami-based weather forecaster said. NHC says 20 percent chance of cyclone east-southeast of Windward... 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z So, again using the Cypriot law firm, he and Manafort transferred some money to bank accounts in the Grenadines, a chain of small islands in the Lesser Antilles. Rick Gates Delivers a Public Lesson on Money Laundering and Political Corruption 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Forecasters said Beryl would likely weaken further after crossing the Lesser Antilles. Tropical Storm Beryl moving closer to eastern Caribbean 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z The center of Beryl will approach the Lesser Antilles over the weekend and cross the island chain late Sunday or Monday, the Miami-based weather forecaster said. NHC says Hurricane Beryl will weaken as it reaches eastern... 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z The center of Beryl will approach the Lesser Antilles over the weekend and cross the island chain late Sunday or Monday, the Miami-based weather forecaster added. NHC says Hurricane Beryl strengthens, approaching Lesser Antilles 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z However, the center warned that those in the Lesser Antilles should keep an eye on its development. ‘Tiny Beryl’ is the first 2018 hurricane in the Atlantic 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z “The center of Beryl will remain east of the Lesser Antilles through Sunday,” the Miami-based weather forecaster added. Tropical Storm Beryl could strengthen into hurricane by Saturday: NHC 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z It is expected to dissipate east of the Lesser Antilles over the weekend, the NHC added. Tropical depression two forms over central tropical Atlantic: U.S. NHC 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Kick 'em Jenny, which rises 1.3km above the seafloor on a steep slope of the Lesser Antilles ridge, is one of the most active volcanoes in the eastern Caribbean. Ships warned off underwater volcano 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Update: Tropical Storm Maria formed Saturday afternoon, some 600 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Hurricane Jose lurks off the East Coast, Tropical Storm Maria threatens the Caribbean 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z To the west, another disturbance prompted tropical storm watches for a portion of the Lesser Antilles. The Latest: Hurricane season roars on as Lee forms 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z The hurricane ripped off rooftops, including the top of Government House, one of the largest governor’s residences in the Lesser Antilles, and destroyed two fire stations and two police stations. After Irma, calls for help from the Caribbean: 'The island is debris, that's all it is' 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The National Hurricane Center advised the Leeward Islands, a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles, to monitor the storm. What to Know About Tropical Storm Jose in Hurricane Irma's Wake 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z A magnitude 5.8 quake struck off the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea's Lesser Antilles archipelago on Tuesday, the U.S. Magnitude 5.8 quake strikes off Dominica island in Lesser Antilles 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Tropical storm and hurricane watches are in place for much of the Lesser Antilles, including the island of Barbuda, which was completely devastated by Irma just over a week ago. Hurricane Jose lurks off the East Coast, Tropical Storm Maria threatens the Caribbean 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z "This disturbance is expected to cause locally heavy rains and gusty winds over portions of the Lesser Antilles, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico today and tonight," the center said in an advisory. Chance of cyclone over Caribbean in next 48 hours: Hurricane Center 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z This combination of forces obliterated the rice rats from the Lesser Antilles - along with many other mammal species as well - in the space of about 200 years. Caribbean super-rat history extracted from DNA - BBC News 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Gusty winds and heavy rainfall are possible across portions of the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands on Thursday night and Friday, regardless of tropical cyclone formation, the Miami-based weather forecaster said. Cyclone east of Caribbean's Windward Islands possible, U.S. center says 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z A bat native to the Lesser Antilles seems to come from three species — one in Central America, one in South America and one that’s extinct. Should You Fear the Pizzly Bear? 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Another is a quake that struck in the Lesser Antilles in 1843. Enormous earthquakes 'unrecorded’ 2013-12-12T01:01:51Z The Feb. 8, 1843, Lesser Antilles earthquake was in many ways remarkably similar to the magnitude-8.7 earthquake that struck Sumatra just one year later, in 2005, researchers reported at the meeting. Historic Caribbean Earthquake Was Felt in NYC 2012-12-14T02:45:00.187Z The so-called rice rats were lost from the Lesser Antilles - the likes of St Kitts and Grenada - over 100 years ago. Caribbean super-rat history extracted from DNA - BBC News 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z For now, the storm is closing in on the Lesser Antilles, and forecasters expect that it will become a hurricane Thursday. Could Hurricane Isaac derail the GOP convention? 2012-08-22T15:25:00Z The swirling mass of thunderstorms was located about 580 miles east of Guadeloupe and moving at 20 miles per hour toward the Lesser Antilles, the U.S. Tropical storm expected to form near the Lesser Antilles 2012-08-21T17:15:30Z All the Lesser Antilles were his own, except St. Lucia. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z These Lesser Antilles mark the eastern boundaries of the famous, or infamous, Caribbean Sea. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z Indies, breeding north through Florida along the coast to South Carolina; winters in Lesser Antilles, Mexico, and Central America. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z It was about 1,305 miles east of the Lesser Antilles and racing rapidly westward. Tropical Storm Maria forms in Atlantic 2011-09-07T17:14:52Z Any impacts to land would not occur until at least later next weekend if the wave takes a track toward the Lesser Antilles. More Tropical Woes: Jose Near Bermuda; Katia Up Next? 2011-08-29T03:15:00.237Z "Oh, no," was the reply, "it is one of the islands of the Lesser Antilles." Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Hurricane watchers, meanwhile, kept their focus on a Caribbean storm brewing to the east of the Lesser Antilles that could become Tropical Storm Emily sometime on Monday, Accuweather.com meteorologist Mark Mancuso said. Heat, thunderstorms on tap, also tropical storm watch 2011-08-02T13:43:57Z The English occupation.—In a great half circle at the eastern end of the Caribbean are the Lesser Antilles. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Then commenced the trip southward, through the Lesser Antilles. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z Where the Antillean mountains cross the axes of the Pacific and Andean cordilleras are situated the volcanoes of southern Mexico and Central America, and those of the Lesser Antilles. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z St. Pierre is the best built town in the Lesser Antilles, and has a population of about twenty-five thousand. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Two years ago I chartered a yacht and cruised among the Lesser Antilles, enjoying many adventures. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Indians troubled the border, and the intrusions of English, French, and Dutch colonies into the Lesser Antilles awakened fears for the safety of the western Gulf shores. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Many of the islands of the Lesser Antilles were passed, and some truly dangerous reefs, and then the course was straight for the harbor of San Juan, on the northeastern coast of Porto Rico. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z Since then, living a tranquil life in one of the Lesser Antilles—of which her father was governor—she had seen little of crowds, and less of such excited assemblages as that just left behind. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The Lesser Antilles were peopled by Caribs, whose culture had been somewhat modified by the Arawaks who had preceded them. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Meteorologist Jeff Masters of private forecaster Weather Underground predicted Gaston would pass over or just to the northeast of the Lesser Antilles Islands early on Tuesday. In wake of Earl, U.S. eyes other potential storms 2010-09-06T03:12:00Z Between France and Spain a border contest endured for more than a century and extended all the way from the Lesser Antilles to the Platte River. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Forecasters in Miami were also watching a low pressure system of storms midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles that was likely to come together as a tropical depression at any time. Hurricane Earl strengthens to Category 2 storm 2010-08-30T03:22:00Z A distinction is made between the Greater Antilles, including Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and Porto Riro; and the Lesser Antilles, covering the remainder of the islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Grampus are known to be distributed in temperate and tropical seas from at least eastern Newfoundland, south at least to St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles, and in the eastern and northern Gulf of Mexico. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification These are also known as the Lesser Antilles, and the bulk of them are divided into the two groups of the Leeward and Windward Islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" In the Lesser Antilles the proprietary form of government prevailed for half a century. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Unlike the warlike cannibal tribes of the Lesser Antilles, known as the Caribs, they lived in comparative peace with one another, and had a religion which recognized the Supreme Being. The Greater Republic A History of the United States All along the coast the two tribes fought with each other, but on account of the greater stretch of country there was nothing like the extermination which took place in the Lesser Antilles. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Figure 126.—A spinner dolphin harpooned in the fishery at St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification Also known from Hispaniola and Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles and a few islands in the Lesser Antilles. Genera of Leptodactylid Frogs in México But the Lesser Antilles, the Bahamas, and Florida were found to be inhabited by hostile cannibals, who were regarded as fair prize for enslavement. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z On the east, the Lesser Antilles extend in a curve toward Trinidad, on the South American coast, inclosing on the westward the Caribbean sea. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... This "Bow of Ulysses," as Froude called the islands, was divided into the Greater and Lesser Antilles, the latter being also known as the Caribbees, from their original inhabitants. The West Indies and the Spanish Main They have been reported from off Maryland south along the mainland coasts of North America, in the Gulf of Mexico from Cuba and the Lesser Antilles, and from the southeast Caribbean Sea. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification It is indigenous to a group of the West Indian Islands named the Lesser Antilles. The Story of the Cotton Plant At other points the eruptions were not so bad, yet hundreds lost their lives, and all of the islands of the Lesser Antilles were thrown into a state bordering upon panic. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt Most of them, when they reach the Lesser Antilles—where Uncle Sam's new islands lie, the Virgin Islands—also increase in whirlwind character, and turn northwestward, skirting the northern edge of Porto Rico. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men In a few years' time, they had become so prosperous that the Governments of France and England resolved to plant a colony in the Caribbee Islands, or Lesser Antilles. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. The dwarf sperm whale has been reported from at least Georgia south to St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles, and throughout the eastern and northern Gulf of Mexico. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification Naked savages skulking in the forest, marked down by voracious cannibals along the causeway of the Lesser Antilles, were no distraction from the quest of the Grand Khan. Lectures on Modern history Attaining the line of the southeastern or Lesser Antilles, often known as the Windward Islands, a part of this current slips through the interspaces between these isles and enters the Gulf of Mexico. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography Upon reaching Barbados, December 5th, he found the island shorn to the ground by the noted hurricane, which in the previous October had swept the Caribbean, from the Lesser Antilles to Jamaica. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy The ship was destined to the West Indies—or, to speak more precisely, to Jamaica, which was a command distinct from that of the eastern Caribbean, or Lesser Antilles, officially styled the Leeward Islands Station. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain A change had been made shortly before in the command of the Leeward Islands Station, as it was called, which extended from Antigua southward over the Lesser Antilles with headquarters at Barbados. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence Besides the two finest of the Lesser Antilles, Guadeloupe and Martinique, which she still retains, France then held Sta. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 A similar field occurs in the Atlantic between the Lesser Antilles and the Spanish peninsula, but no great waves have come thence since the time of the Lisbon earthquake. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography The waters about the Bahamas and the Greater and Lesser Antilles were fields for the movements of hostile fleets, corsairs, and privateers. Strange True Stories of Louisiana Orography.—The general relief of Porto Rico is much inferior in altitude to that of the rest of the Great Antilles, and even some of the Lesser Antilles have mountain summits which rival it. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient English settlement began after the Restoration, with Roundhead exiles supplemented by immigrants from the Lesser Antilles and by buccaneers turned farmers. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime The four so-called neutral islands of the Lesser Antilles were divided between the two powers; Sta. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 In this respect, Hayti, Jamaica, and several of the Lesser Antilles, which contain volcanic heights covered with forests, are more favoured by nature. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 I had heard and read much, from boyhood, about these ‘Lesser Antilles.’ At Last The general belief among the creole whites of the Lesser Antilles would seem to confirm the old prediction that the slave races of the past must become the masters of the future. Two Years in the French West Indies Though one was constantly hearing of diminishing trade in the Lesser Antilles, certain questions kept suggesting themselves to me. Here, There and Everywhere As it happened, the fighting was pretty nearly confined to the neighborhood of the Lesser Antilles. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Others, struck with the difference of geological constitution between the primitive mountains of the Greater and the volcanic cones of the Lesser Antilles, consider the latter as having risen from the bottom of the sea. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 The first of these was Captain Blood's flagship the Arabella, which had been separated from the buccaneer fleet in a hurricane off the Lesser Antilles. Captain Blood The ship still holds her course southwest, and Curtis crowds on all sail and makes as speedily as possible for the nearest of the Lesser Antilles. The Survivors of the Chancellor This ill fortune pursued France into the succeeding reign of Louis XVI., for in April, 1782, Rodney's great victory over Count de Grasse off Dominica transferred the Lesser Antilles from French to British suzerainty. Here, There and Everywhere The Lesser Antilles are the nearest land; and although they are some five or six hundred miles away, if the wind remains north-east there is yet a chance of reaching them in time. The Survivors of the Chancellor, diary of J.R. Kazallon, passenger The ship still holds her course south-west and Curtis crowds on all sail and makes as speedily as possible for the nearest of the Lesser Antilles. The Survivors of the Chancellor, diary of J.R. Kazallon, passenger In that snug anchorage he found his fleet awaiting him—the four ships which had been separated in that gale off the Lesser Antilles, and some seven hundred men composing their crews. Captain Blood The Lesser Antilles are the nearest land; and although they are some five or six hundred miles away, if the wind remains northeast there is yet a chance of reaching them in time. The Survivors of the Chancellor |
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