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The west indies are called that because they were discovered when explorers were looking for another way to India.
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What other names are the West Indies known?
Caribbean islands
What are the names of west indies?
The west indies where named by christopher columbus however we today call it the carribean a series of islands in carribean sea
What names are the island countries in the Caribbean sea sometimes called?
The West Indies.
What are the names of three of the Caribbean West Indies islands?
Dominican Republic, Haiti and Grand Bahamas.
What are names of international team names?
Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Australia, England, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Kenya.
What are the distinctive names of the Caribbean island?
I only know St. Kitts - the mother colony of the west 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.
How many names of India?
There are many names for India in History. India, Bharata, Hindustan and Hind, Tenjiku, Jambudvipa, Indoi, Indou, Indik, Five Indies,
Who is the indies?
There are two 'Indies'. The West Indies (Caribbean) and the East Indies (South and Southeast Aisa).
What are the names of the two groups of islands in the west indies that separates the Caribbean sea from the Atlantic ocean?
The Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles
What are the names of the two groups of island in the West Indies that separate the Caribbean sea from the Atlantic ocean?
The Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles
What is the largest indies of the west indies?
The largest nation in the West Indies is Cuba.
