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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.
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.
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.
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.
Who explored the west Indies?
Christopher Columbus. He thought he had reached India and named the island "Indies" and called its inhabitants, "Indians". Later Amerigo Vespucci proved that Colombus had actually found the New Lands, and not India. The island was then renamed "West Indies".
Regions Columbus explored?
Columbus explored the West Indies in 1492 and 1493 and founded a settlement in the area. He explored Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Jamaica, Santo Domingo, Argentina, and several other places as well.
Where did Giovanni Da explore?
Sailing west to reach Asia, Verrazano explored (1524) the North American coast probably from North Carolina to Maine. In 1526, or later, sailing from France, he explored the West Indies, where he was killed by the natives.
Who won West Indies v Ireland?
West Indies
What land was explored by christopher Columbus?
he explored America but thought he found the Indies
What is the largest indies of the west indies?
The largest nation in the West Indies is Cuba.
Is cuba a west indies country?
No the West Indies are the group of islands in the Caribbean.
