title center LesserAntilles center center native name nl Kleine Antillen br native name fr Petites Antilles br native name pap Lesser Antiles br native name es Antillas Menores center nickname images and maps image map Map of the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.png right mapsize 250px map caption Location ... code The LesserAntilles also known as the Caribbees are a long, partly volcanic arc volcanic island ... in the southern Caribbean just north of South America . The LesserAntilles and the Greater Antilles compose the Antilles , which are in turn part of the West Indies along with the Bahamas , the Cayman Islands , and the Turks and Caicos Islands . Regional terminology The islands of the LesserAntilles are divided into three groups. The two main groups are the Windward Islands in the south and the Leeward .... The third group is the Leeward Antilles in the west. These consist of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Dutch ABC islands LesserAntilles ABC islands just off the coast of Venezuela , plus a group of Venezuelan islands. Geology The LesserAntilles more or less coincide with the outer edge of the Caribbean ... American Plate under the Caribbean Plate in the LesserAntilles subduction zone . This process ... Amalie Islands Image Hurricane Ike off the Lesser Antilles.jpg thumb right Massive Hurricane Ike of 2008 off of LesserAntilles. The main LesserAntilles are from north to south to west Leeward ... 61 21 W region VC type isle source kolossus dewiki display title Category LesserAntilles Category Caribbean ... Petites Antilles fy Lytse Antillen gd LesserAntilles gl Antillas Menores ko hr Mali Antili ... Pequenas Antilhas ro Antilele Mici ru simple LesserAntilles sk Mal Antily ... demonym Lesser Antillean General information timezone Atlantic Standard Time Zone AST utc offset ... align right nts 180,592 style text align right 406.7 Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles Willemstad ... Philipsburg, Netherlands Antilles Philipsburg Flag United States Virgin Islands Districts and sub districts ... more details
The LesserAntilles subduction zone is a convergent plate boundary on the seafloor along the eastern margin of the LesserAntilles island arc. In this subduction zone , oceanic crust of the South American Plate is being subducted under the Caribbean Plate . References reflist http www.agu.org pubs crossref 2003 2002JB002243.shtml Deep structure of an island arc backstop, LesserAntilles subduction zone , Christeson et al, 2003 Journal of Geophysical Research, V.108, p.2327 Category Plate tectonics Category LesserAntilles ... more details
The LesserAntilles Volcanic Arc is a volcanic arc that forms the eastern boundary of the Caribbean plate . It is part of a subduction zone , also known as the LesserAntilles subduction zone , where the oceanic crust of the North American Plate is being subducted under the Caribbean Plate. This subduction process formed a number of volcanic islands, from the Virgin Islands in the north to the islands off the coast of Venezuela in the south. The LesserAntilles Volcanic Arc includes seventeen active volcanoes, notably Soufri re Hills volcano Soufriere Hills on Montserrat Mount Pel e on Martinique La Grande Soufri re on Guadeloupe Soufri re volcano Soufri re Saint Vincent on Saint Vincent island Saint Vincent and the submarine volcano Kick em Jenny which lies about 10  km north of Grenada . References reflist Macdonald, R., C.J. Hawkesworth, and E. Heath. 2000 . The LesserAntilles volcanic chain a study in arc magmatism. Earth Science Reviews, Volume 49, Issues 1 4, March 2000, Pages 1 76. doi 10.1016 S0012 8252 99 00069 0. Christeson et al. 2003 http www.agu.org pubs crossref 2003 2002JB002243.shtml Deep structure of an island arc backstop, LesserAntilles subduction zone . Journal of Geophysical Research, V.108, p.  2327 Category Volcanic arcs es Arco volc nico de las Antillas Menores ... more details
left 200px The LesserAntilles the Leeward Islands in the North the Windward Islands in the south and the Leeward Antilles in the west The ABC islands are part of the Leeward Antilles , which is the westernmost area of the LesserAntilles . They lie immediately to the north of Falc n State , Venezuela ... Map of the islands DEFAULTSORT Abc Islands Category LesserAntilles Category Islands of the Netherlands Category Archipelagoes of the Caribbean Sea Category Netherlands Antilles articles correct after ... Antilles in 1954, granting them political autonomy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In 1986 Aruba withdrew from the Netherlands Antilles, becoming a separate country within the kingdom. ref name ... http books.google.com books?id M8SyFOyvjkQC ref Upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 ... language of the Netherlands Antilles in 2007. A unique Creole language creole language has developed ... ABC oyggjarnar fr les ABC Antilles fy ABC eilannen hr ABC otoci it Isole ABC Antille hu ABC szigetek ... more details
The music of the LesserAntilles encompasses the music of this chain of small islands making up the eastern and southern portion of the West Indies . LesserAntillesLesser Antillean music is part of the broader ... elements. The LesserAntilles musical cultures are largely based on the music of Atlantic slave trade ... , itself once a French colony though not part of the LesserAntilles. The Dutch colonization of the Americas ... to the Antilles and other Caribbean islands that both countries are studied in the broader context of Antillean or Caribbean music. Characteristics While Lesser Antillean music is very often discussed as a music area , this division is of limited usefulness. The islands of the LesserAntilles divide ... calypso traditions, while using the title Music of the LesserAntilles for Francophone Antillean ... of calypso like song traditions. The LesserAntilles is also home to a strong Indo Caribbean ... associated with the island of Trinidad , but it has spread throughout the LesserAntilles, and abroad. Similar traditions can be found natively on many of Caribbean islands. Within the Antilles, most ... to the English speaking islands of the LesserAntilles. Calypso music Calypso , originally from the island ... found throughout the English speaking LesserAntilles and abroad , especially in Trinidad and Tobago ... pop sounds of the LesserAntilles, especially Webert Sicot and Nemours Jean Baptiste . The Haitian compas ... slaveholders added their own musics into the mix, as did immigrants from India . In many ways, the LesserAntilles can be musically divided based on which nation colonized them. The ex British colonization ..., with a brief sidebar specifically about the Dutch Antilles. In the context of Anglophone music, the term ... and the Netherlands Antilles. ref De Ledesma and Scaramuzzo, pgs. 289 303 ref ref Manuel, Caribbean ... part of the culture of all the Lesser Antillean islands. Carnival is celebrated at varying ..., especially the French and Dutch Antilles, are home to pre Lenten Carnivals, including Martinique ... more details
Disaster Coordinators of all member states in the LesserAntilles. ref name CDERA summary 2007 ... affected islands of the LesserAntilles, Martinique and Guadeloupe, are not members of CDERA ... Dean In The LesserAntilles Category Hurricane Dean Category 2007 in the Caribbean pt Efeitos do furac o ... Antilles issued a Tropical cyclone warnings and watches Tropical Storm Watch tropical ... for St. Vincent and the Grenadines , and the Government of the Netherlands Antilles discontinued ... more details
improved power grid structures As Georges moved through the northern end of the LesserAntilles, it produced ... tracked through the Greater Antilles , causing over 600 fatalities, mainly in the Dominican ... url http www.imf.org external np loi 121098.htm ref Netherlands Antilles Driving winds and rains ... s Report on Hurricane Georges Georgesseries DEFAULTSORT Effects Of Hurricane Georges In The LesserAntilles Category Hurricanes in the Caribbean Georges Category Hurricane Georges Category 1998 in the Caribbean ... more details
Spoken article entry title Effects of Hurricane Ivan in the LesserAntilles and South America time 21 41 user name Fliry Vorru date 2008 07 11 link to recorded version http en.wikipedia.org w index.php?title Effects of Hurricane Ivan in the LesserAntilles and South America&oldid 224892565 accent U.S. California GFDL with disclaimers migration relicense This is the license tag. Please leave the license selector blank. ... more details
approached the southern LesserAntilles, more watches were issued, and by 24  hours prior ..., it proceeded about 80 mi 130 km north of the ABC Islands LesserAntilles ABC Islands on September  .... ref name wmo See also Portal Tropical cyclones Spoken Wikipedia Effects of Hurricane Ivan in the LesserAntilles and South America.ogg 2008 07 11 Hurricane Ivan List of South America tropical cyclones References Reflist 2 Featured article DEFAULTSORT Effects Of Hurricane Ivan In The LesserAntilles And South America Category Hurricane Ivan LesserAntilles and South America Category Hurricanes ... HurricanesandTropicalStorms.pdf title Hurricanes and tropical storms in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba format PDF page 19 publisher Meteorological Service of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba ... more details
U.S. insular area U.S. Commonwealth flag Cayman Islands United Kingdom LesserAntilles main LesserAntilles ... islands Category Archipelagoes of the Caribbean Sea Category Greater Antilles Greater Antilles Category LesserAntilles ar be be x old br Antilhez ...otheruses Image Caribbean general map.png right 400px thumb Map of the Antilles The Antilles islands IPA en n t li z pron Antilles IPA fr tij in French language French Antillas in Spanish language Spanish ... Portuguese form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea . The Antilles are divided into two major groups the Greater Antilles to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba , Jamaica , Hispaniola Haiti and the Dominican Republic , and Puerto Rico and the smaller LesserAntilles on the southeast comprising the northerly Leeward Islands , the southeasterly Windward Islands , and the Leeward Antilles just north of Venezuela . The Bahamas , though part of the West Indies ..., include the Bahamas in the Antilles. http es.encarta.msn.com encyclopedia 761555176 Antillas.html ... , the Antilles are generally considered part of North America or Central America. Culturally speaking ... America. In terms of geology , the Greater Antilles are made up of continental rock, as distinct from the LesserAntilles, which are mostly young volcano volcanic or coral island s. Background This section is linked from Caribbean Image Carte antilles 1843.jpg thumb Map of Antilles Caribbean in 1843. The word Antilles originated in the period before the European conquest of the New World Antilia ... , sometimes as continuous land of greater or lesser extent, its location fluctuating in mid ... Antilles was commonly assigned to the formation, and Sea of the Antilles became a common alternate name for the Caribbean Sea in various European languages. Greater Antilles main Greater Antilles ... flag Cura ao Kingdom of the Netherlands flag Dominica flag Grenada flagicon France French Antilles ... more details
Antilles may refer to Antilles , a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea Greater AntillesLesserAntilles Leeward Antilles Netherlands AntillesAntilles Current , a warm water current Antilles Records , an American record label Antilles War , a war between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of France during 1782 Radio Antilles , a radio station founded in 1963, that was located on the island of Montserrat SS Antilles , a French ocean liner Wedge Antilles , a fictional Star Wars character as and adjective Antilles catshark Galeus antillensis , a cartilaginous fish Antilles monkey , a tribe of extinct primates Antilles Racer Alsophis antillensis , a species of snake Antilles pinktoe Avicularia versicolor , a species of spider disambig fr Antilles homonymie it Antille disambigua sv Antillerna ... more details
Image LocationLeewardAntilles.png right thumb 250px Map of the Leeward Antilles The Leeward Antilles are a chain of island s in the Caribbean specifically, the southerly islands of the LesserAntilles and, in turn, the Antilles and the Caribbean West Indies along the southeastern fringe of the Caribbean Sea , just north of the Venezuela n coast of the South America n mainland. The Leeward Antilles, while among the LesserAntilles, are not to be confused with the Leeward Islands also of the LesserAntilles to the northeast. Largely lacking in volcano volcanic activity, the Leeward Antilles island arc occurs along the deformed southern edge of the Caribbean Plate and was formed by the plate s subduction under the South American Plate . References Recent studies indicate that the Leeward Antilles are accretion geology accreting to South America. Islands The Leeward Antilles comprise roughly from west to east ABC islands LesserAntilles ABC islands Aruba Kingdom of the Netherlands Bonaire Netherlands Cura ao Kingdom of the Netherlands Federal dependencies of Venezuela Venezuelan archipelago Las Aves Archipelago Las Aves Los Roques Archipelago Los Roques La Orchila La Orchilla La Blanquilla Los Hermanos, Venezuela Los Hermanos Los Testigos Though nearby, Isla Margarita is not included in this island group. References Levander, Alan, et al. 2006 28 February . Evolution of the Southern Caribbean Plate Boundary. http www.agu.org pubs crossref 2006 2006EO090001.shtml abstract http www.ceri.memphis.edu people mmagnani webpage EOS Article.pdf article Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union , 87 9 97,100. Levander, Alan, et al. 2006 accessed 27 August . http terra.rice.edu department research alan1 SECAR Northeastern Venezuela.htm Collaborative Research Crust Mantle Interactions ... 11 10 N 68 59 22 W region AN type isle display title Category LesserAntilles Category Archipelagoes ... les Sous le Vent Antilles fy Underwynske Eilannen hr Privjetrinski otoci Antili it Isole Sottovento ... more details
the Turks and Caicos Islands , the LesserAntilles , and the Greater Antilles. The Greater Antilles ... right nts 207435 align right nts 35066790 align right 169.05 See also LesserAntilles References reflist ... Antilles br lang fr Grandes Antilles small fr icon small br lang sp Antillas Mayores small sp icon ... postal code type postal code area code The Greater Antilles are one of seven island groups in the Caribbean ... Republic , and Puerto Rico , the Greater Antilles constitute almost 90 of the land mass of the entire West Indies . ref http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 243947 Greater Antilles Encyclop dia Britannica ref Greater Antilles in context The islands of the Caribbean Sea , collectively known as the West ... in the Greater Antilles because of their geographical proximity to Cuba . The Greater Antilles are made up of continent al rock, part of North America , as distinct from that of the LesserAntilles , which are mostly young volcanic or coral islands. The Yucatan Channel separates the Greater Antilles ... Antilles, and completely surrounding Jamaica, is the Caribbean Sea . Located on the islands of the Greater Antilles are three original members of the United Nations the Dominican Republic ... a state, nor an independent country, but is a U.S. territory . The Greater Antilles were of strategic ... . Later, the Greater Antilles became important to the United States of America , with its large fleets of merchant ship s and its Navy . First exploited for their resources, the Greater Antilles ... of these islands has diminished over time. The Greater Antilles remain strategically important to the United ... a key ally of the Soviet Union , demonstrated the regional importance of the Greater Antilles ... Boadle ref Extending along the northern edge of the Greater Antilles is the southern edge of the Bermuda ... File GreaterAntillesIslands.png thumb 350px Islands of the Greater Antilles class wikitable sortable ... Greater Antilles af Groot Antille als Gro e Antillen ar be ... more details
Eilanden , part of the Leeward Antilles island chain off the Venezuela n coast ABC islands Lesser ... of a straw King Momo , cleansing the island of sins and bad luck. Sports Netherlands LesserAntilles ... colonies Category Island countries Category Kingdom of the Netherlands Category LesserAntilles Category ... Antia Hulandes conventional long name Netherlands Antilles common name Netherlands Antilles continent ... image flag Flag of the Netherlands Antilles 1959 1986 .svg image coat Coat of arms of the Netherlands ... 10 October event end Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles event2 Secession of Aruba date event2 ... cctld .an calling code 599 legislature Estates of the Netherlands Antilles title leader Monarchy ... 1977 year deputy3 2006 2010 stat year1 2001 stat area1 800 stat pop1 175653 The Netherlands Antilles ... referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles , ref name bbc cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk news world latin america 11511355 title Status change means Dutch Antilles no longer exists date 10 October ... within the Kingdom of the Netherlands , consisting of two island group groups of islands in the LesserAntilles Aruba , Bonaire and Cura ao ABC Islands LesserAntilles ABC Islands , in the Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuela n coast and Sint Eustatius , Saba and Sint Maarten SSS Islands , in the Leeward ... the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the rest of the Netherlands Antilles was Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles dissolved on 10 October 2010, ref name bbc resulting in two new Constituent country ... 2009 language Dutch ref The name Netherlands Antilles is still sometimes used to indicate the Caribbean ... others, universal suffrage was introduced. The territory was renamed to Netherlands Antilles as well ... Antilles was enacted in February 1951. Shortly thereafter, on 3 March 1951, the Island Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles lang nl Eilandenregeling Nederlandse Antillen or ERNA was issued by royal decree , giving fairly large autonomy to the various island territories in the Netherlands Antilles ... more details
Wiktionary Lesser is a surname , and may refer to Anton Lesser , British actor Gabriele Lesser , German journalist George Lesser , American musician J Lesser also known as Lesser, IDM musician LOLOLOL Lesser 1922 2011 , actor american. Matt Lesser , Connecticut politician Oskar Lesser , German astronomer Rika Lesser , American poet Sam Lesser , also known as Sam Russell, British journalist and Spanish Civil War veteran Wendy Lesser , American author, editor and critic. Lesser is a forename , and may refer to Lesser Ury 1861 1931 , Germany German Impressionism Impressionist painter and printmaker . See also Lessing Surname de Lesser fr Lesser pt Lesser ... more details
Taxobox name Antilles Racer image Alsophis antillensis at Rosalie a15.jpg image width 250px image caption Antilles Racer in Rosalie, Dominica . regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Reptile Reptilia ordo Squamata subordo Serpentes familia Colubridae genus Alsophis species A. antillensis binomial Alsophis antillensis species authority Hermann Schlegel Schlegel , 1837 synonyms Psammophis antillensis br Dromicus antillensis br Dromicus leucomelas subdivision ranks Subspecies subdivision A. a. antillensis A. a. manselli A. a. sibonius The Antilles Racer Alsophis antillensis is a species of snake found in the Caribbean , on the LesserAntilles islands of Montserrat , Dominica , and Guadeloupe . It is common only on Dominica, where it can be found in all areas except the highest elevations, possibly due to the absence of the mongoose on that island. It can reach nearly a meter in length. It feeds on lizards and small rodents. It rarely bites humans, but may release a foul smelling though harmless cloacal secretion when disturbed. The Dominican population is alternately described as an endemic subspecies A. a. sibonius , or as an endemic species, A. sibonius . It has a brown ground color, with lighter brown or white splotches that may alternate to form a zig zag pattern. A. a. manselli is restricted to Montserrat. Populations on Guadeloupe and Marie Galante have possibly been extirpated . References refbegin colwidth 60em citation last1 Malhotra first1 Anita last2 Thorpe first2 Roger S. last3 Hypolite first3 Eric last4 James first4 Arlington title A report on the status of the herpetofauna of the Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies journal Applied Herpetology Appl. Herpetol. volume 4 pages 177 94 year 2007 citation last1 Malhotra first1 Anita last2 Thorpe first2 Roger S. title Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean publisher Macmillan Publishers Macmillan ... first1 Robert last2 Henderson first2 Robert W. title Conservation Status of Lesser Antillean Reptiles ... more details
in 1782 Category Greater Antilles Category LesserAntilles Category 1782 in the Caribbean fr Guerre des Antilles ...The Antilles War was a campaign between the Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain and the Early Modern France France during 1782 for supremacy over the Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. It was a result of the American War of Independence . Course Tacit armistice on the continent Main Battle of St. Kitts File Prise des Iles de Saint Christophe et de Nevis 13 Janvier 1782 Rossel de Cercy 1736 1804.jpg thumb Prise des Iles de Saint Christophe et de Nevis , 13 Janvier 1782, Rossel de Cercy 1736 1804 . Following the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to a Franco American force at the Siege of Yorktown , there was a tacit armistice on on continental North America between Britain and the United States during the winter of 1781&ndash 1782. A large convoy and reinforcements for the Antilles were being prepared in France, with the aim of putting the Fran ois Joseph Paul de Grasse Admiral de Grasse s fleet in a state of readiness to support the struggle against admiral George Brydges Rodney s Royal Navy force. In the second half of January the Fran ois Claude de Bouill marquis of Bouill recaptured the islands of Sint Eustatius and Saint Kitts , and in February general Louis de Crillon Mahon de Crillon took Minorca . Battle of the Saintes Main Battle of the Saintes However, the large convoy that had left France escorted by admiral Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen de Guichen was scattered by a storm. The British regrouped all their naval forces at the les du Vent , and the comte de Grasse, despite his fleet s inferiority, set sail to convey the troops of M. de Bouill which had had to regroup ... by news of the French disaster in the Antilles and showed only indignation at it, refusing ... Nathanael Greene , were sufficient proof that despite their success in the Antilles the British were ... more details
France Antilles is a daily, French language newspaper published in Guadeloupe and Martinique . The newspaper is owned by Groupe Hersant M dia . France Antilles . It also publishes a sister publication in French Guiana , France Guyane . External links http www.franceantilles.fr France Antilles Guadeloupe stub Martinique stub journalism stub Category Newspapers published in Guadeloupe Category Newspapers published in Martinique Category Guadeloupean media Category Martiniquais media fr France Antilles ... more details
Radio Antilles was a radio station founded in 1963, located on the Caribbean island of Montserrat . The station operated at 930  kHz AM and covered the entire Caribbean region. It aired programmes in the English, Spanish and French languages. English programming was broadcast all day on 930  kHz, and Spanish programming from 10 00 PM 01 00 AM. French language programming was broadcast on 740  kHz and relayed on 1450  kHz. Located on the southern part of the island near Morris, close to the Soufriere Hills volcano , Radio Antilles was shut down, abandoned and later buried completely by lahar and pyroclastic flow deposits after the start of the eruption in 1995. External links http www.valpo.edu vpr liebermanode.html ODE TO RADIO ANTILLES Plymouth, Montserrat http web.archive.org web 20070624174313 http www.unhcr.org cgi bin texis vtx rsd rsddocview.html?tbl RSDCOI&id 3ae6ac562f Montserrat Information on a radio station called Radio Antilles http www.bgs.ac.uk education montserrat images ash and mud Ash6.jpg Photo of the collapsed roof of Radio Antilles coord missing Category Communications in Montserrat Category Radio stations in the Caribbean Category Radio stations established in 1963 Montserrat stub NorthAm radio station stub ... more details
Star Wars character name Wedge Antilles image caption color green position X wing pilot, Rogue Squadron commander, Wraith Squadron commander, New Republic Star Wars New Republic general , Supreme Commander of Corellia s armed forces species Humans Star Wars Human gender Male planet Corellia affiliation Rebel Alliance , Rogue Squadron , New Republic Star Wars New Republic , Galactic Alliance, Corellian Confederation portrayer Denis Lawson Episodes IV, V, VI br David Ankrum voice in Episode IV br Colin Higgins Briefing scene in Episode IV br Meshach Taylor Star Wars radio radio dramatization Portal Star Wars Wedge Antilles is a fictional character in the Star Wars fictional universe universe . He is a supporting character portrayed by Denis Lawson in the Original trilogy Star Wars original Star ... title Antilles, Wedge publisher Lucasfilm accessdate 2008 10 27 ref Antilles, also called the greatest ... of Yavin and Endor. ref name databank Depiction Antilles first appears in Star Wars Episode IV ... Antilles in Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi ... Dark Horse Comics series focus on Antilles and the rest of Rogue Squadron after the events depicted in the films. Antilles also appears in other Expanded Universe works, including the New Jedi Order and Legacy of the Force novels. Antilles is the player character player s character in the Star Wars ... Wars character of all time, claiming Wedge Antilles may be the most important ancillary character ... text Wedge Antilles Sww Star Wars major characters Episode IV Episode V Episode VI DEFAULTSORT Antilles, Wedge Category Fictional aviators Category Fictional generals Category Star Wars characters Category Fictional orphans Category Fictional characters introduced in 1977 es Wedge Antilles fr Wedge Antilles it Wedge Antilles nl Wedge Antilles ja no Wedge Antilles pl Wedge Antilles pt Wedge Antilles ru fi Wedge Antilles sv Wedge Antilles ... more details
Taxobox name Antilles Pink Toed Tarantula image Avicularia versicolor 9 Fh.jpg image width 250px image caption Avicularia versicolor regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Arachnid a ordo Spider Araneae subordo Mygalomorphae familia Theraphosidae genus Avicularia species A. versicolor binomial Avicularia versicolor binomial authority Charles Athanase Walckenaer Walckenaer , 1837 range map range map width 250px synonyms small Aranea hirtipes br Mygale hirtipes br Mygale versicolor br small The Antilles pinktoe tarantula Avicularia versicolor , also known as the Martinique Red Tree Spider or the Martinique Pinktoe, is native to Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean Sea , but is a popular spider pet due to its docile character and unique coloration. Antilles pinktoe tarantulas are arboreal tree dwelling . They spin elaborate funnel webs in which they spend most of their time. In captivity, cage height is much more important than floor space. Decor consists of tree branches or cork pieces to which the spider can attach its web. Spiderlings of A. versicolor are bright blue, with a black treetrunk pattern on the abdomen. As they grow, they gradually lose the blue coloration and their carapace turns green, their abdomen red, their legs green with purple hairs and pink tarsi. They are a more colorful version of their cousin, the Pinktoe tarantula. On average, males are slightly more brightly colored than females. Like most tarantulas, males stay much smaller than females especially in the abdomen. Caring for Antilles Pink Toe This tarantula requires a delicate balance of good .... The Antilles do well at a temperature of between 75 degrees F, but will tolerate temperatures ... The Antilles pinktoe is an aggressive feeder, and will eat anything from crickets, grasshoppers, cockroaches ... phosphor proportions. Temperament Antilles pinktoes are naturally docile, although they are quick and can ... AntillesPinktoedTreeSpider.php Antilles Pink Toed Tarantula description commons Avicularia versicolor ... more details
Taxobox name Antilles monkeys fossil range Miocene Pleistocene status EX regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s subordo Haplorrhini familia Pitheciidae subfamilia Callicebinae subfamilia authority Reginald Innes Pocock Pocock , 1925 tribus extinction Xenotrichini tribus authority MacPhee & Horovitz 2004 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Xenothrix mcgregori br Paralouatta varonai br Paralouatta marianae br Antillothrix bernensis The Antilles monkeys Xenotrichini are a Tribe biology tribe of extinct primate s, which lived on the Greater Antilles as recently as the 16th century. These Caribbean islands no longer contain endemism endemic primates, although the most recently discovered species, the Hispaniola monkey , was reported to have lived on Hispaniola until the settlement by the Europeans. The relationship of these species is supported by details in the formation of the skull and the lower jaw, such as a reduction in the number of teeth. The exact timing and causes of extinction are not well known and their relationship and placement in the parvorder of the New World monkeys is unsure. Originally they were thought to be closely related to the night monkey s, but more recent research as placed them in Callicebinae subfamily, containing the titi monkeys. ref name MacPhee Cite journal last MacPhee first R. D. E. coauthors Horovitz, I. title New craniodental remains of the quaternary Jamaican monkey Xenothrix mcgregori Xenotrichini, Callicebinae, Pitheciidae , with a reconsideration of the Aotus hypothesis journal American Museum Novitates volume 3434 pages 1 51 publisher American Museum of Natural History location New York date 14 May 2004 doi 10.1206 0003 0082 2004 434 0001 NCROTQ 2.0.CO 2 accessdate 1 December 1 2009 ref So far, four species of Antilles monkeys are known Jamaican monkey Xenothrix mcgregori , the oldest known type, from Jamaica ... of the Greater Antilles Category Mammal extinctions since 1500 de Antillenaffen es Xenotrichini ... more details
Built for the Compagnie G n rale Transatlantique French Line , the Antilles was a near sister to the SS Flandre of 1952. Her construction was completed and her maiden voyage made in 1953. She differed from her sister mainly because she was painted in white. She was placed on West Indies cruise service in the 1960s. ref Ocean Liners by Olivier LeGoff and Claude Molteni De Villermont. ref Her career was much shorter than that of her sister s. On 8 January 1971, she struck a reef near the island of Mustique in the Grenadines while attempting to navigate Lancecoy Bay, a shallow and reef filled bay on the northern side of Mustique. Why the captain guided the SS Antilles into the narrow shallow strait is still not known. The impact ruptured a fuel tank and she caught fire. All of her passengers and crew evacuated the ship safely to the island of Mustique and were rescued by Cunard s RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Queen Elizabeth 2 . The burnt out hulk could not be freed from the reef, so the ship lay there for several months, eventually breaking in half. Many years later she would be scrapped on the spot and moved just a few hundred yards to her final resting place in Lancecoy Bay. The wreck site is submerged off Mustique the mast protrudes from the water during low tide. Although the ship wrecked in a reef, reaching the site is dangerous because of the rip tides that form. References references External links http www.simplyscuba.com ShipwreckShow.aspx?ShipwreckID 19&ReturnURL ShipwreckSearch.aspx Detailed information cruise ship stub coord missing Caribbean Sea DEFAULTSORT Antilles Category Shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea Category Cruise ships Category Ship fires Category Maritime incidents in 1971 ... more details
Antilles Crossing is an underwater 20 gigabit per second Gbit s fiber optics ring network connecting several countries in the Caribbean Sea . It was built by TeleBarbados , and is one of the newer important network connections to the Internet for Caribbean countries in the Windward Islands Windward and Leeward Islands . The company is a joint venture between Leucadia National Corporation and Barbados Light and Power Company Barbados Light & Power Holdings Limited . It currently extends from Needham s Point, Saint Michael, Barbados Saint Michael , Barbados to Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands where it interconnects with Global Crossing s world wide telecommunications network. The network is being built in 4 phases. Phase I The red phase links Barbados, to the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. Phase II The grey phase will see the linking of Barbados firstly to Tobago and then onward to Trinidad further south. Phase III The green phase will see the link from Trinidad traveling Northward to Grenada , Saint Vincent island Saint Vincent , and Saint Lucia . Phase IV The blue phase will see a link extended from Saint Lucia Northward to Martinique , Guadeloupe , Saint Kitts and Saint Croix in United States Virgin Islands Stake holders Antilles Crossing, Barbados Light & Power, Ectel , Leucadia National Leucadia , Network Research ref http www.tycotelecom.com AboutUs view.asp?id 282&type Press ref Participant countries Barbados red , Grenada green , Guadeloupe blue , Martinique blue , Saint Kitts and Nevis blue , Saint Lucia green , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines green , Trinidad and Tobago grey , United States Virgin Islands red , Facts Total length 940 km ref http lw.pennnet.com Articles Article Display.cfm?ARTICLE ID 249672&p 13 ref See also TeleBarbados List of international submarine communications cables References reflist External links http www.antillescrossing.com Antilles Crossing ... more details
Antilles Records was an American record label that was a subsidiary of Island Records . Its jazz catalog is now managed by Verve Records . Discography 1001 Joanne Brackeen Special Identity 1981 1002 Bir li Lagr ne Routes To Django 1980 1003 Heath Brothers Brotherly Love 1981 1004 Ben Sidran Old Songs For The New Depression 1981 1005 Anthony Braxton Six Compositions Quartet 1981 1006 Phil Woods Birds Of A Feather 1981 1007 Air jazz group Air 80 Below 82 1982 1008 Ronald Shannon Jackson Mandance 1982 1009 Bireli Lagrene 15 1982 1010 Gil Evans Priestess 1977 1011 Zahara band Zahara Flight Of The Spirit 1983 1012 Ben Sidran Bop City 1983 1013 Woods, Phil At The Vanguard 1982 1014 Swingrass 83 Swingrass 83 1982 1015 Jackson, Ronald Shannon Barbeque Dog 1983 1016 Heath Brothers Brothers And Others 1983 1017 Elements band Elements Elements 1982 1018 Steve Khan Eyewitness 1981 1019 1020 Khan, Steve Casa Loco 1983 1021 Elements Forward Motion 1983 2001 Coleman, Ornette Of Human Feelings 1979 7005 Third World Steve Winwood & Remi Kabaka Aiye Keta 1973 ref Allmusic class album id r108761 pure url yes Allmusic ref 7011 White Noise An Electric Storm 1973 1st issue 1969 on Island 7023 Tim Hardin Nine Tim Hardin album Nine 1976 7034 Don Cherry jazz Don Cherry Eternal Now 1973 7035 Johnny Dyani An Electric Storm 1973 7067 Various Artists No New York 1978 8701 Nana Vasconcelos Bush Dance 1986 References Reflist Category American record labels Category Jazz record labels Category Antilles Records albums Category Antilles Records artists ... more details