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The Caribbean is a beautiful sea located between the Gulf of Mexico, the North Atlantic, Central America, and South America. The Caribbean is full of beautiful islands, people, and beaches. The islands in the Caribbean are very popular with tourists and the cruise ship industry, and some of these include Anguilla, Aruba, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Grenada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Martin, and the US Virgin Islands, to name a few.
The Leeward Antilles are the southernmost islands in the Lesser Antilles. They start at the Windward Antilles and curve down to Venezuela. These include Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Martin, and the US Virgin Islands.
Anguilla is an island east of Puerto Rico and north of St. Barts. It has almost forty miles of coastline. It is a British Overseas Territory and Anguilla advertises over thirty spectacular beaches. Gentle breezes and low humidity add to the experience. The Atlantic Ocean is to the north and east and the Caribbean is to the south and west. Anguilla is Spanish for 'eel'; the island of Anguilla is eel shaped. It is made of coral and limestone. Anguilla advertises thirty-three beaches upon its shores. Shoal Bay Beach is on the north coast of Anguilla. It is one of the best known beaches on Anguilla and it has often been considered to be one of the top ten beaches in the world. Shoal Bay Beach is about two miles long. Other beaches in Anguilla include Captain's Bay Beach, Cove Bay, Dropsey Bay Beach, Elsie Bay Beach, Katouche Bay Beach, Limestone Bay Beach, Little Bay Beach, Maunday's Bay Beach, Prickly Pear Cays Beach, Sandy Ground Beach, Sandy Hill Bay Beach, and Savannah Bay Beach. Other islands which are part of Anguilla include Anguillita, Dog Island, Prickly Pear Cays, Sandy Island, Scrub Island (to the northeast), Scilly Cay, Seal Island, and Sombrero (Hat Island).
Antigua and Barbuda are beautiful islands located in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean that have steady trade winds, coral reefs, and beautiful harbors. Antigua is the southern island of the two by about thirty miles and is the largest of the Leeward Islands. The island of Redonda is also part of the country and is southwest of Antigua. There are almost one hundred miles of coastline among the islands. Antigua is the largest of the Leeward Islands and is approximately twelve miles long. There are many bays and other inlets on Antigua. The people of Antigua claim that there are 365 beaches, or one for every day of the year. More popular beaches include Carlisle Bay, Dickenson Bay, Half Moon Bay. Barbuda is a flat coral island located north of Antigua. The island is surrounded by barrier reefs which help provide the pink and white sand beaches. Barbuda is approximately fourteen miles long.
Aruba is an island in the Caribbean and about 15 miles off the coast of Venezuela. Aruba has over 40 miles of coastline and it rains little. Aruba was once part of the Netherlands Antilles. It is autonomous from the Netherlands but is not fully independent. Beach areas in Aruba include Arashi Beach, Baby Beach, Boca Catalina, Dos Playa, Druif Beach, Eagle Beach, Hadicurari (Hadikurari), Malmok Beach, Manchebo Beach, Mangel Halto, Palm Beach, Punto Brabo, Rodgers Beach, Sonesta Island, Surfside Beach, and more. Many of the beaches are remote and not easy to get to. If you are interested more in swimming, then you'll like the southwestern and western shores more with the more gentle waters. The northeast coast is on the windward side of the island.
Barbados is a small island in the Caribbean where the Atlantic Ocean and its waves roll on the rocky eastern shore. The western shores are sandy and are more calm.
Bonaire is an island in the Caribbean and part of the Netherlands Antilles. Beach areas in Bonaire include 1000 Steps Beach, Bachelor Beach, Boka Slagbaai, Lac Bay, Pink Beach, Playa Frans, Playa Funchi, and more. The Bonaire Marine Park completely surrounds a cay named Klein Bonaire.
The British Virgin Islands are in the Caribbean a little over fifty miles east of Puerto Rico. There are many islands and cays, and these include Anegada, Fallen Jerusalem, Norman Island, Jost Van Dyke, Tortola, and Virgin Gorda, to name a few. Some beach areas in the British Virgin Islands include Apple Bay, Brewer's Bay, Cane Garden Bay, Cow Wreck Bay, Deadman's Bay, Josiah's Bay, Lambert Bay Beach, Loblolly Bay, Long Bay, Long Bay East, Smuggler's Cove, Trellis Bay, The Baths, The Crawl, Little Dix Bay, Mahoe Bay, Savannah Bay, Manchioneel Bay, and White Bay.
The Cayman Islands are located in the western Caribbean. The three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman are a little under 500 miles south of Miami and about 170 miles northwest there is of Jamaica. Their total land area is approximately 100 square miles and approximately 100 miles of beautiful beaches within the islands. The islands are formed from the limestone outcroppings and coral reefs surround each island. With the combination of deep dropoffs and coral reefs, the islands form a great place for diving and fishing. If you are into watching birds, the islands provide a wealth of unique environments for bird watching. On the islands, there are also plenty of caves and nature trails. Tourism is a major part of the economy.
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Jamaica is an island nation in the Caribbean that occupies the third largest island in the Caribbean. It is almost 150 miles long and is south of Cuba, southeast of the Cayman Islands, and west of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It is part of the Greater Antilles and was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1494. Kingston is the capital of Jamaica. Jamaica is a mainly mountainous island in the West Indies in the Caribbean. Blue Mountain Peak is over 7,000 feet above sea level and there are over a hundred rivers heading to the sea. But Jamaica is well known for its hundreds of miles of coastline with white sandy beaches. While some beaches are quite and serence, others can be fun and loud with local music. Beaches in Jamaica include Boston Bay Beach, Blue Lagoon Beach, Cardiff Hall Public Beach, Cornwall Beach, Crusoe's Beach, Doctor's Cove Beach, Dunn's River Beach, Fairy Hill Beach, Fort Clarence, Frenchman's Bay, Grande Beach, Gunboat Beach, Hellshire Beach, James Bond Beach Lime Cay, Mallard Beach, Naggo Head, Navy Island, Rose Hall Beach Club, Salem Paradise Beach, San San Beach, Seven Mile Beach, Treasure Beach, Turtle Beach, and Walter Fletcher Beach.
Martinique is a small Caribbean island with the Caribbean on the west and the North Atlantic on the east. Martinique is north of Trinidad and Tobago. Martinique has Mount Pelee, an active volcano, which in 1902 completely destroyed its capital city. Some of the many beautiful Martinique beaches include Anse d'Arlet, Anse Ceron, Anse Couleuvre, Anse Dufour, Anse Mabouyas, Anse Mitan, Anse Noire, Cap Chevalier, Corps de Garde, Diamant Plage, Grande Anse d'Arlet, Grand Macabou, Plage des Salines, Pointe de Marin, and Pointe du Bout, to name a few.
Montserrat, "Emerald Jewel of the Caribbean", is a small Caribbean island of about 40 square miles. Monserrat is southeast of Puerto Rico, south of St. Kitts & Nevis, and southwest of Antigua. Soufriere Hills Volcano which is in the southeast corner of the island has had recent volcanic activity over the past few years. There is an exclusion zone to restrict travel to this part of the island. There are three mountain ranges formed around three volcanic centers on the island. Volcanic activity has caused much of the population to emigrate off the island. The beaches of Montserrat are on the Caribbean side of the island. These Montserrat beaches include Bunkum Bay, Carr's Bay, Fox's Bay, Isles Bay, Lime Kiln beach, Little Bay Beach, Old Road Bay, Rondezvous (Rendezvous) Bay Beach, Sugar Bay, and Woodlands beach. Rondezvous Bay Beach is the only beach on the island with white sand. All the other beaches have darker sand due to the volcanic activity. Montserrat is a popular island for the monitoring of turtle nests along the beach.
Saba is a small volcanic island in the Netherlands Antilles. Saba has a rocky coastline. From the peak of Mount Scenery, which is the topmost point of this extinct volcano, the land basically heads downward to the water and then well below the sea. Lush vegetation covers the island. Beach areas on Saba are few but include Cove Bay, Well's Bay, and more.
St. Barts, also known as St. Barthelemy, is in the Caribbean. St. Barts was named after Columbus' brother Bartholome. There are lots of sheltered inlets on the hilly island of St. Barts. Beach areas on St. Barts include Anse des Cayes, Colombier, Corossol, Flamands, Grand Cul de Sac, Gouverneur, Lorient, Marigot, Petit Cul de Sac, Saline, Shell Beach, St. Jean, and more.
St. Eustatius (Statia) is an island in the Netherlands Antilles. St. Eustatius is east of St. Croix, south of St. Maarten, and southeast of Saba. Beaches on St. Eustatius include Oranje Bay (Orange Beach), Zeelandia Beach, Lynch Beach, Corre Corre Bay, and Crooks Castle Beach. Beaches on the Atlantic side of the island are known to have a dangerous undertow. The Quill, a dormant volcano on the island, is the source of much of the dark material on St. Eustatius beaches.
St. Kitts and Nevis consists of two volcanic beautiful islands in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. A two-mile wide channel called the Narrows separates St. Kitts to the north and Nevis to the south. St. Kitts, the larger of the two, is officially known as St. Christopher, being named by Christopher Columbus in 1493. The island of Nevis is named from the Spanish word 'nieves' since the clouds on the volcanic peak on Nevis reminded Christopher Columbus of snow. Beach areas in St. Kitts and Nevis include Banana Bay, Basseterre Beach, Belle Tete, Canoe Bay, Cockleshell Bay, Conaree Beach, Dieppe Bay Beach, Friar's Bay, Frigate Bay, Half Moon Bay, Helden's Beach, Majors Bay, Mosquito Bay, Pump Bay, Sand Bank Bay, Turtle Bay, White House Bay, to name a few. The coastline of the two islands are covered with beautiful beaches, rocks, and boulders. The color of the sand varies from white to golden (from the coral) to gray or black (volcanic activity). The waves of the Atlantic Ocean are found on the eastern side of the two islands.
St. Lucia runs north-south and has almost 100 miles of coastline. The island was not formed like many islands in the Caribbean with plenty of limestone and sand but was formed from volcanic activity and still has boiling mud that emits sulfur in some places. Gros Piton and Petit Piton are famous twin volcanic peaks on the island. All beaches on St. Lucia are open to the public. Beaches areas on St. Lucia include Anse Chastanet, Anse Louvet, Anse de Sables, Cas En Bas, Choc Bay, Grande Anse, Jalousie Beach, Labrelotte Bay, Pigeon Island National Park, Reduit Beach, Soufriere beach, and Vigie beach.
St. Martin / St. Maarten is a small island in the Caribbean. The northern part of the island is French and the southern end is Dutch and part of the Netherlands Antilles. There are many bays along St. Martin. Oyster Pond and Guana Bay are on the eastern side. Bay Long, Mullet Bay, Maho Bay, Simpson Bay, Little Bay and Great Bay are in the south. To the west are Bay Rouge, Nettle Bay, Friar's Bay, Happy Bay, and Grand Case Bay. Beach areas include Anse Marcel, Burgeaux Bay, Coconut Grove, Coralita Beach, Cupecoy Bay Beach, Dawn Beach, Friar's Bay Beach, Galion Beach, Grand Case Beach, Great Bay Beach, Guana Bay, Happy Bay, Kimsha Beach, Le Galion, Little Bay, Long Beach (Baie Longue), Maho Bay Beach, Mullet Bay Beach, Nettle Bay, Orient Beach, Oyster Pond Beach, Pelican Key, Petites Cayes, Pinel Island, Plum Bay, Pointe Blanche, Prune Bay Beach, Rouge Beach (Baie Rouge), Sapphire beach, Simpson Bay Beach, and Tintamarre (small offshore deserted island).
St. Vincent and the Grenadines are in the Caribbean with over fifty miles of coastline. There are over 30 islands and cays. St. Vincent is the main island and is mountainous, and the rest of the islands and cays are to the south. The other islands include Bequia, Canouan, Mayreau, Mustique, Palm Island, and Union Island. Beach areas in St. Vincent and the Grenadines include Argyle, Black Point, Blue Lagoon, Brighton Beach, Casvarina, Indian Bay, Mount Wynne, Villa Beach, and more.
Trinidad and Tobago is in the Caribbean, northeast of Venezuela, and has over 200 miles of coastline. The beaches are split between the Caribbean and the Atlantic. The sand can be white or soft yellow. Some of the beaches in Tobago include Canoe Bay Resort, Castara Beach, Englishman's Bay, King's Bay, Man 'O War Bay, Mount Irvine, Pigeon Point, Speyside Beach, Store Bay, and Turtle Beach. Beaches in Trindad include Balandra, Blanchisseuse, Bombshell Bay, Cedros, Chacachacare, Chagacabana, Chagville Beach, Grande Rivière, Granville, Las Cuevas, Macqueripe, Manzanilla, Maracas Bay, Matura, Mayaro, Paria Beach, Quinam Beach, Saline Bay, Salybia Bay, Sans Souci Bay, Scotland Bay, Tyrico, Vessigny, and Williams Bay.
Turks and Caicos are in the Caribbean with a series of islands that include Grand Turk, Middle Caicos, North Caicos, Parrot Cay, Pine Cay, Providenciales, Salt Cay, and South Caicos.
The U.S. Virgin Islands have plenty of beautiful beaches on the islands of St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas.
* St. Croix is the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands with an area of approximately 80 square miles. Beach areas on St. Crois include Buck Island, Cane Bay, Chenay Bay, Coakley Bay, Columbus Landing, Cramer's Park, Davis Bay, Dorst, Fort Frederik Beach, Grapetree Beach, the Grotto, Jack Bay, Manchenil, Protestant Cay, Mermaid Beach, Rainbow Beach, Shoy's, Sand Castle Beach, Sandy Point, Sprat Hall, and Tamarind Reef Bay, to name a few.
* St. John is the smallest of the U.S. Virgin Islands and has a volcanic origin. Beach areas on St. John include Caneel Bay, Cinnamon Bay, Europa Bay, Fish Bay, Francis Bay, Frank Bay, Genti Bay, Great Cruz Bay, Great Lameshur Bay, Hawksnest Bay, Honeymoon Beach, Kiddle Bay, Leinster Bay, Little Lameshur Bay, Maho Bay, Reef Bay, Rendezvous Bay, Salt Pond Bay, Solomon Bay, Trunk Bay, and Waterlemon Bay. The Virgin Islands National Park occupies over half the island of St. John.
* St. Thomas beach areas include Coki Point Beach, Cowpet Beach, Lindberg Bay, Magens Bay, and Sapphire Beach.
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