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Violent tropical storms in the western Pacific Ocean are called Typhoons. The same type of storm in the West Indies and Caribbean Sea are called hurricanes.
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What was the forced journey that brought captured Africans to the West Indies?
It was called the Middle Passage . When Africans were carried overseas to the colonies and the West Indies
Is cuba a west indies country?
No the West Indies are the group of islands in the Caribbean.
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.
What cricket team is better India or west indies?
west indies
What sea are the West Indies located in?
The West Indies are located in the Caribbean Sea.
People from the West Indies are called?
West Indians
What are people of West Indies called?
Caribbeans or west Indians.
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.
Why are the Caribbeans island 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.
Who won West Indies v Ireland?
West Indies won
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 was the forced journey that brought captured Africans to the West Indies?
It was called the Middle Passage . When Africans were carried overseas to the colonies and the West Indies
How did the indies get their names?
The west indies are called that because they were discovered when explorers were looking for another way to India.
Largest city in the West Indies?
The largest city in the West Indies is Kingston Jamaica. Regarding the previous answer of "Cuba", Cuba is a Country, not a city, for starters, andCuba is not in the West Indies, because the term West Indies reffers exclusively to the English speaking former Brittish colonies. These colonies originally formed a Federation which they called the West Indies before splitting and becoming independent nations.
Is Haiti in west India?
No. Haiti is located in the Caribbean, also called the 'West Indies' .
What is the largest indies of the west indies?
The largest nation in the West Indies is Cuba.
Where and when do hurricanes begin?
A Hurricane is exactly the same as a Cyclone. Cyclones are in the East Indies (Indonesia & thereabouts) & Hurricanes are in the West Indies, the Carribean & the Gulf of Mexico. It is a huge depression in low pressure with massively high winds rotating around the centre.
