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The Leeward and Windward islands together make up the Caribbean islands group of the Lesser Antilles. The Leeward islands of the West Indies are one of the most popular tourist travel destinations in the World with a huge demand within the Caribbean cruise industry. The Leeward islands has high temperatures all year and the region attracts large numbers of people seeking a vacation on an idyllic tropical Caribbean island paradise.
The British Leeward Islands (British West Indies) was a British colony existing between 1833 and 1960, and consisting of Antigua, Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and (to 1940) Dominica.
The previous colony of the Leeward Islands had existed since 1671, but in 1816 it was divided in two with: Antigua, Barbuda and Montserrat in one colony and Saint Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the Virgin Islands in another.
The colony was known as the Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands from 1871 to 1956 and the Territory of the Leeward Islands from 1956 to 1960.
The "Leeward Islands" is still the title of one of the Caribbean First-class cricket sides.
English Harbour is one of more than a dozen picturesque moorings surrounding the British Leeward Island of Antigua
Anguilla is a curious mix of simplicity and luxury. The pulse of the island is slow and casual by day, while the nights segue into sophistication.
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