Antilles (disambiguation)
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Antilles may refer to:
Places
[edit]- Antilles, a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea
Arts and media
[edit]- 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
Animal species
[edit]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
Other uses
[edit]- 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