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] The Caribbean (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbe; Dutch: Caraïben; Portuguese: Caribe or Caraíbas) is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts. Located southeast of Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north and west of South America, the Caribbean is usually considered a subregion of North America.
Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate, the area comprises more than 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cayes. The West Indies, in contrast to the East Indies in southeast Asia, consist of the Antilles, divided into the larger Greater Antilles which bound the sea on the north and the Lesser Antilles on the east, and the Bahamas which are northeast of the sea. Bermuda lies much further to the north in the Atlantic Ocean and is sometimes included in the West Indies. Geopolitically, the West Indies are organized into 28 territories including sovereign states, overseas departments, and dependencies. At one time, there was a short-lived country called the Federation of the West Indies composed of ten English-speaking Caribbean territories.
The name "Caribbean" is named after the Caribs, one of the dominant Amerindian groups in the region at the time of European contact during the late 15th century. The analogous "West Indies" originates from Christopher Columbus' idea that he had landed in the Indies (then meaning all of south and east Asia) when he had actually reached the Americas. The Spanish term Antillas was commonly assigned to the newly discovered lands; stemming from this, "Sea of the Antilles" is a common alternate name for the Caribbean Sea in various European languages.
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RT @CoryFroomkin: Tropical Depression #11 forms in the southern Caribbean http://bit.ly/2TLj57
ai4ri (Charles Blackburn) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:23:32 -0000
RT @CoryFroomkin: Tropical Depression #11 forms in the southern Caribbean http://bit.ly/2TLj57
@GodsReason4life WAT UP CARIBBEAN GURL??
castro718 (Dj CaStRo) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:23:30 -0000
@GodsReason4life WAT UP CARIBBEAN GURL??
RT @simpson3340: TD 11 in the SW Caribbean. No threat to the Alabama Gulf Coast. http://tinyurl.com/omhjw2
duckfetchr (Jason Miller) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:23:21 -0000
RT @simpson3340: TD 11 in the SW Caribbean. No threat to the Alabama Gulf Coast. http://tinyurl.com/omhjw2
RT @LeeEOC: TD 11 FORMS SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN. Visit http://www.nhc.noaa.gov for more information
cityftmyers (City of Fort Myers) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:23:11 -0000
RT @LeeEOC: TD 11 FORMS SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN. Visit http://www.nhc.noaa.gov for more information
Tropical Depression #11 forms in the southern Caribbean http://bit.ly/2TLj57
CoryFroomkin (Cory Froomkin) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:23:06 -0000
Tropical Depression #11 forms in the southern Caribbean http://bit.ly/2TLj57
Tropical Depression Eleven forms: Tropical Depression Eleven has formed in the Southwestern Caribbean, off the .. http://bit.ly/1z5UfD
WeatherObs (Weather) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:21:32 -0000
Tropical Depression Eleven forms: Tropical Depression Eleven has formed in the Southwestern Caribbean, off the .. http://bit.ly/1z5UfD
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