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Do the Caribbean islands of the gulf of Mexico are called West Indies?
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The islands Columbus visited in the Caribbean are called the .?
The islands Columbus visited in the Caribbean are called the west indies.
Why are the Caribbean's islands called the west Indies?
Columbus explored the ares for several months, convinced he had found the East Indies, the islands off the coast of Asia.When finding it was not the east indies he named it the west indies.
What four lands did Christopher Columbus reach in his voyages?
Columbus reached all the major islands of the caribbean and Honduras in Central America which he called the Indies
What is another name for the Caribbean islands?
the west indiesAnswerThe West indies is the name given to the islands, not the sea. The Sea of the Antilles was a former name for the Caribbean Sea.
What are Caribbean island also known as?
The Caribbean Island are also known as the West Indies. This occurred when Columbus explored the area. He had believed he was exploring the East Indies. When he found this was not the case he called the islands the West Indies.
Where is the west indies located?
No, it is not located in India. it is actually located south-east of the gulf of Mexico and northern America, east of central America and north of south America - the Caribbean. The islands are called the 'West Indies' because the initial explorers were trying to reach India by a new route going West round the Globe from Europe. When they came across the Caribbean Islands they though they must be near India and called them the West Indies, not realising the size of Earth and the fact that there was another continent and an ocean in the way.
Why are the Caribbean islands called the west islanders?
Columbus explored the ares for several months, convinced he had found the East Indies, the islands off the coast of Asia.When finding it was not the east indies he named it the west indies.
Why are the Caribbean islands called the west lndies?
Columbus called these islands the Indiesbecause he thought he had finally reached Asia (and the East Indies). Spain, when Columbus' mistake was discovered, (pardon the pun) renamed them the West Indies, to distinguish them from the Spice Islands in the Pacific Ocean, (the East Indies) which we now call Indonesia.
Why are the Caribbean islands called the West Indies?
Columbus explored the ares for several months, convinced he had found the East Indies, the islands off the coast of Asia.When finding it was not the east indies he named it the west indies.
What are the group of island between Atlantic ocean and Caribbean sea called?
There are a few groups of islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. They are the West Indies, the Cayman Islands, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.
Chain of Caribbean islands in north America wgich includes Jamaica Cuba hispaniola and Puerto Rico is called what?
west indies
What is the group of islands in the Caribbean sea called?
The West Indies.
