Marquesa


 * This article is about the island in the West Indies; for the French archipelago in the South Pacific, see Marquesas Islands.

Marquesa is a high island in the Lesser Antilles. It is the largest and most populous island in the Commonwealth of Antilla, accounting for approximately 55% of the country's total land area and 85% of its population. Marquesa forms the eastern boundary of English Bay, whose western boundary is formed by Parmesa and Santa Maria. The mountainous northern two thirds of Marquesa are sparsely populated and mostly covered in lush tropical rainforest, while the mostly flat southern third (especially the southwestern coast on English Bay) is home to most of the island's population, concentrated in and around Christiansby, the national capital.