Major Islands of the Caribbean

The Caribbean region comprises thousands of islands, broadly grouped into the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles, along with the Lucayan Archipelago (Bahamas and Turks & Caicos).

Greater Antilles

The four largest islands dominate this group:

• Cuba
• Jamaica
• Hispaniola (shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
• Puerto Rico

Lesser Antilles

This volcanic island arc stretches from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago, including:

• U.S. Virgin Islands
• British Virgin Islands
• Anguilla
• Saint Martin / Sint Maarten
• Saint Barthélemy
• Saba
• Sint Eustatius
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Guadeloupe
• Dominica
• Martinique
• Saint Lucia
• Barbados
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Grenada
• Trinidad and Tobago

Lucayan Archipelago

• The Bahamas
• Turks and Caicos Islands

Leeward Antilles (off Venezuela)

• Aruba
• Curaçao
• Bonaire

Together, these islands offer a stunning diversity of cultures, landscapes, and histories.