the Caribbean islands
The islands that surround the Caribbean Sea are the Caribbean Islands. The Caribbean Islands comprise more that 7000 islands, 13 of which are independent countries.
barbados
Archipelago
The West Indies
Caribbean islands
grand bahama
Caribbean Islands or West Indies.
The three Hispanic countries in the Caribbean are Cuba, Antigua, and the Dominican Republic. Their capitals are Havana, St. John's, and Santo Domingo.
The name given to the group of islands that enclose the Caribbean Sea is the Lesser Antilles. The Lesser Antilles form an arc shape and consist of over 60 islands.
The island in the Caribbean region are often referd to as the West Indies because 'West Indies' is the collective name of these islands.
Great Britain, Denmark, Holland, France, Portugal, Spain and Sweden all colonized the Caribbean islands.