What are the three main groups of islands in the Caribbean?

<h3>What are the three main groups of islands in the Caribbean?</h3>

i have no idea what the answer is.thats why i'm asking..


<strong>St.Vincent and The Grenadines best answer:</strong>
<p><i>Answer by Mopar Muscle Gal</i><br/>The Caribbean islands are separated from the Atlantic Ocean by three main island groups:

1. Bahamas (to the north)
* The Bahamas consist of over 3,000 individual islands and reefs.
* The most popular of these islands are Nassau and Freeport.

2. Greater Antilles (centrally)
* Cuba
* Jamaica
* Puerto Rico
* Hispaniola
o Haiti (occupies roughly 1/3 of the island)
o Dominican Republic (occupies the balance)

3. Lesser Antilles (southeast) – divided into two groups
A . Leeward Island
* Antigua and Barbuda
* St. Kitts and Nevis
* British Virgin Islands – about 50 (mostly uninhabited)
o Anegada
o Tortola
o Virgin Gorda
* Anguilla
* Montserrat

B. Windward Islands
* Dominica
* St. Lucia
* St. Vincent and the Grenadines
* Grenada
* Barbados</p>
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