The indigenous people of the West Indies built excellent sea vessels, which they used to sail the Atlantic and Caribbean resulting in much of the South American and the Caribbean islands being populated by the Arawak and Carib.

Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Caribbean Sea on the west, Antigua and Barbuda is located within the Leeward Islands moist forest and Leeward Islands xeric scrub ecoregions.

3 days ago · Geographical and historical treatment of Antigua and Barbuda, islands that form an independent state in the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean Sea, at the southern end of the Leeward Islands chain. Long associated with the United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda achieved independence in 1981.

5 days ago · Antigua is one of the Leeward Islands on the southeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea. The island lies to the southeast of St. Barts, to the east of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, and just north of Guadaloupe. It is part of the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda in the West Indies between the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.

May 11, 2017 · Antigua is a country in the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean, located between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Along with its island partner Barbuda, Antigua is right in the middle of the Leeward Islands, just 17 degrees north of the equator.

Oct 2, 2024 · Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation located in the West Indies of the Caribbean, consisting of two main islands – Antigua and Barbuda – as well as the small uninhabited island of Redonda and several even smaller islands.

6 days ago · The Leeward Islands colony, of which the islands were a part, was defederated in 1956, and in 1958 Antigua joined the West Indies Federation. When the federation was dissolved in 1962, Antigua persevered with discussions of alternative forms of federation.

Apr 15, 2024 · Travelling to Antigua and Barbuda? This guide is for you! Discover the best secret beaches, places to snorkel in Antigua, what hotels to stay at and more!

West Indies, crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north.

Antigua, Barbuda, and Redonda form the independent nation of Antigua and Barbuda, within the Commonwealth of Nations. They are part of the Leeward Islands in the West Indies. The island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea was populated by Amerindian tribes when Christopher Columbus "discovered" it in 1493.