)Windward Islands Dominica (Dominica) Martinique (Fr.

The lateen sails gave her speed and the capacity for sailing to windward (beating).

Saint James Windward is the largest of five parishes on the island of Nevis.

São Nicolau (Portuguese meaning Saint Nicholas) is one of the Barlavento (Windward) islands of Cape Verde.

The British Isles are a group of islands off the north western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles.

It results from the adiabatic warming of air which has dropped most of its moisture on windward slopes.

) Saint Lucia (St. Lucia) Barbados (Barbados is a Continental island found east of the Windward chain) Saint Vincent (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) Grenadines (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) Carriacou and Petite Martinique (Grenada) Grenada (Grenada) Tobago Trinidad (Sometimes considered part of the Windward Islands.

Geography The municipality of Lampedusa e Linosa includes the isles of Lampedusa, Linosa and Lampione.

Dennery is both a quarter and a town on the east (windward) coast of the island nation of Saint Lucia.

It was supplied through regular visits from its expedition ship Windward , on which Bruce sailed from London on 9 June 1896.

Before that date, Sint Maarten was part of the island territory of the Windward Islands, together with Saba and Sint Eustatius.

Germanic languages are spoken in Northern Europe, the British Isles and some parts of Central Europe.

It includes Lough Neagh which, at , is the largest lake in the British Isles by area.

The Dnieper River forms a branching system of tributaries, isles, and harbors within the city limits.

It was suggested that George adopt the title Emperor of the British Isles , but he refused.

And that crescent there is the moon Enceladus, which is about as big as the British Isles.

His quest was successful, the Valar went to war again, and also decided to remove the Isles.

The archipelago is the site of many of the most spectacular sea cliffs in the British Isles.

Cromwell was appointed Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, effectively placing the British Isles under military rule.

Les Isles Bardel is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse Normandie region in northwestern France.

The 1915 mergers added congregations in the British Isles and work in Cuba, Central America, and South America.

The first international match outside the British Isles was played between Uruguay and Argentina in Montevideo in July 1902.

Windward arrived at Cape Flora on 25 July where Bruce unexpectedly found, in addition to Jackson's expedition party, Fridtjof Nansen and his companion Hjalmar Johansen.

Both Bailiwicks are members of the British Irish Council, and Jèrriais and Guernésiais are recognised regional languages of the Isles.

Climate Liverpool experiences a temperate maritime climate, like much of the British Isles, with relatively cool summers and mild winters.

This area consists of the Highland council area and the island council areas of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.

France and Spain planned to invade the British Isles with the Armada of 1779, but the operation never went ahead.

The churches involved are the Anglican churches of the British Isles and the Lutheran churches of the Northern European countries.

Legacy Britain retains sovereignty over 14 territories outside the British Isles, which were renamed the British Overseas Territories in 2002.

Culture Northumbria during its golden age was the most important centre of religious learning and arts in the British Isles.

The 171 planes in the second wave attacked the Army Air Forces' Bellows Field near Kaneohe on the windward side of the island, and Ford Island.

In addition to the mainland, the country is made up of more than 790 islands, including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.

Augustine was sent to convert the descendants of those invaders, and eventually became the decisive influence in Christianity in the British Isles.

The islands are traditionally divided in two geographic regions (with no administrative meaning) Barlavento Islands (windward), the six northern islands and Sotavento Islands (leeward), the four southern ones.

The botany of the county is very diverse and includes some rare species not found elsewhere in the British Isles other than Cornwall.

Up until 1973, the Davis Cup had only ever been won by the United States, Great Britain British Isles, France and Australia Australasia.

b. Youatt states that the Southern Hound may have been native to the British Isles and used on hunts by the Ancient Britons.

Geography and climate Dominica is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea, the northernmost of the Windward Islands (though it is sometimes considered the southernmost of the Leeward Islands).

Because of the different adiabatic lapse rates of moist and dry air, the air on the leeward slopes becomes warmer than at the same height on the windward slopes.

The Atlantic and northern shores were harassed by the Vikings, who also raided the British Isles and settled there as well as in Iceland.

Æthelstan defeated them at the Battle of Brunanburh, a victory which gave him great prestige both in the British Isles and on the Continent.

The centrepiece of Northern Ireland's geography is Lough Neagh, at the largest freshwater lake both on the island of Ireland and in the British Isles.

With an area of , it is the largest island of the British Isles, the largest island in Europe and the ninth largest in the world.

In 1888, a team represented the WFA in a tour of the British Isles, earning a record of nine wins, five draws, and nine losses.

Millions left the British Isles, with the founding settler populations of the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand coming mainly from Britain and Ireland.