Title: Caribbean Landforms and Land Statistics
Headings: Caribbean Geography
Caribbean Geography
Content: This long chain of smaller islands, bordered in the east by the Atlantic Ocean, curve southward, terminating in Trinidad just off the northern coast of Venezuela. Those Lesser Antilles are subdivided into the Leeward Islands group in the north and the Windward Islands group in the south. Also included in the Antilles are the Leeward Antilles consisting of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and a small group of Venezuelan islands. VOLCANOES: Most of the Caribbean is volcanic in origin, and many of the smaller ( as well as larger) islands have a central volcanic peak or a mountainous interior. Visual evidence of that ancient volcanic activity can be seen on the black ( volcanic) sand beaches of some of the islands like Dominica and Puerto Rico. There is ongoing seismic activity in the Caribbean, as a number of volcanoes are considered active; they include Mt. Soufriere on St. Lucia, as well as those in Dominica, Grenada and St. Vincent. MOUNTAINS: A number of significant mountain ranges stretch across the Caribbean, specifically in Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.