Antilles (disambiguation)

Antilles may refer to:

Places

Antilles, a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea
- Greater Antilles
- Lesser Antilles
  - Leeward Antilles
  - Netherlands Antilles

Arts and media

Antilles Records, an American record label
Radio Antilles, a radio station founded in 1963, that was located on the island of Montserrat
Three unrelated characters in the Star Wars universe:
- Wedge Antilles, a Rebel pilot in the Star Wars universe
- Raymus Antilles, a Rebel captain in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
- Bail Antilles, a senator mentioned in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Other uses

Antilles Current, a warm water current
Antilles War, a war between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of France during 1782
SS Antilles, a French ocean liner built in 1952 and wrecked in 1971
SS Antilles, an American passenger-cargo ship built in 1907 and sunk by a U-boat in 1917
Radeon HD 6990 GPU, codenamed Antilles; see Radeon HD 6000 Series

See also

Several species are named for the Antilles:

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

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