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Is there an island named Portola in the West Indies?
There is no island named Portola in the West Indies. But there is an island named Tortola in the British Virgin 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
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.
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.
Black-eyed pea fritter -west indies what is it named?
AccraAkkraAcaraje
Is there a city named Jamaica in Canada?
No it is not it is an island in the West Indies, South of Cuba.
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 won West Indies v Ireland?
West Indies
How did the Bahamas greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles get the name West Indies?
The West Indies got its name as a result of Christopher Columbus' ingnorance. Columbus believed that he had discovered a new route to Asia and when he saw the amerindians he thought they was in India and they were India. however he was miles away from Indian and the east Indians he was in the west. this resulted in the west indies getting its name
What is the largest indies of the west indies?
The largest nation in the West Indies is Cuba.
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".
