The East Indies are Indonesia.
East Indies
The West Indies are located in the Caribbean sea. They are also found on the east and north of the Atlantic ocean.
The Leeward Islands are located in the northern Antilles chain of islands of the West Indies. The West Indies are located in the north-east of the Caribbean Sea.
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Spanish East Indies was created in 1565.
Spanish East Indies ended in 1899.
Dutch East Indies was created in 1800.
Dutch East Indies ended in 1942.
East Indies Station was created in 1865.
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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.