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Bookmark or Share- Caribbean Map / Map of the Caribbean - Maps and Information ...The Caribbean, long referred to as the West Indies, includes more than 7,000 islands; of those, 13 are independent island countries ( shown in red on the map ), and some are dependencies or overseas territories of other nations.
- West Indies - WikipediaThe West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island countries and 19 dependencies in three archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago.
- West Indies | Islands, People, History, Maps, & FactsThe West Indies is a crescent-shaped group of islands separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north. The islands stretch 1,200 miles southeastward from Florida, then 500 miles south, then west along the north coast of Venezuela.
- West Indies - Colonialism, Caribbean, Islands | BritannicaColonialism. of the West Indies. England was the most successful of the northwestern European predators on the Spanish possessions. In 1623 the English occupied part of Saint Christopher ( Saint Kitts ), and in 1625 they occupied Barbados. By 1655, when Jamaica was captured from a small Spanish garrison, English colonies had been established in ...
- West Indies summary | BritannicaFor the full article, see West Indies . West Indies, Islands, enclosing the Caribbean Sea. Lying between southeastern North America and northern South America, they may be divided into the following groups: the Greater Antilles, including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola ( Haiti and the Dominican Republic ), and Puerto Rico; the Lesser Antilles ...
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