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No, I don't think so. They were loosely governed by the British; were largely a pirate haven for some time; much of the inhabitants came as refugees from the American war of independence as well as from Bermuda earlier on; they are in very close proximity to US and have strong influences from there; have some influences as well from the Caribbean; the more populated islands are closer to Florida whereas the unpopulated atols (many so to speak) are scattered towards West Indies proper - making the sociogeography very misleading according to many sources; they don't have a sugar cane culture like the other islands - not much grows there; different tectonic plates and geography from West Indies.
Therefore, more in common historically with US and Bermuda. Hence not part of the West Indies but has a fair bit of influence from it.
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Christopher Columbus discovers the west indies?
Yes he does in 1492.He thought he had reached India and mistakenly called the Bahamas the "West Indies".The Bahamas.
What are the two archipelagos of the West Indies?
Antilles and the Bahamas they r the 2 archipelagos of the West Indies.
Where is the west indies?
The West Indies are a group of islands nestled between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean The islands of the West Indies are the Bahamas, and the Greater and Lesser Antilles.
Archipelago west indies?
well all of the west indies is not an archipelogo but the bahhamas are an archapelago
Collective name for west indies islands excluding Bahamas?
Antilles
Is Saint John's in the Bahamas?
No. St. John's is the largest and the capital city of Antigua and Barbuda, in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea, and it is part of the Lesser Antilles.
Who made four voyages to west Indies?
Christopher Columbus made 4 voyages to the west Indies
Where do the West Indies stretch from?
The West Indies, Including the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos are a group of Islands that run from Florida to Venezuela. They mark the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea.
In what continent are the Bahamas?
Bahamas is in North America.It is not on or in a continent is is part of a chain of islands called the West Indies in the CaribbeanWe are actually in no continent, We are close to north America though, and considered apart of the Caribbean "West Indies"----This is an interesting answer.Per geography we learnt, does it mean islands are not part of continent ?Isn't continent larger geography than a country ?What is definition of island to belong a continent or not ? Isn't all islands part of some country and each country part of some continent ?
What tropical island was featured in Neil Simon's movie Chapter 2?
West Indies, or the Bahamas
Who landed on san salvador in the Bahamas when he thought he was in the West Indies?
your mom when she had too many pancakes
What are the names of three of the Caribbean West Indies islands?
Dominican Republic, Haiti and Grand Bahamas.
