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Is India an island?
No India is not an island
The West Indies were Indians who lived in the West.?
No. The West Indies were island inhabited by native americans, in the Caribbean sea. Christopher Columbus mistook america for the west side of india, and the Native Americans for indians.
West Bengal is in south India or north India?
West Bengal is in neither. We consider it in the eastern section of India.
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".
How long is the flight time from India to West Indies?
It takes approximately 18 hours to get from India to the West Indies. India is about 8788 miles from the West Indies.
Who named Rhode Island and where did they get the name?
They Anglicised the Dutch West India Company name of Roodt Island.
How did Rhode Island get red as its name?
The Dutch West India Company called Aquidneck Island Roodt Eyelandt or Red Island.
From the Dutch West India Company bought the island of Manhattan.?
Peter Minuit
Why did Rhode Island get its name?
The Dutch West India Company had called the area Roodt Eylandt for red island.
Which country is off India's west coast?
India is bordered to the west by Pakistan and the Arabian Sea. In the Indian Ocean southwest of India is the island nation of the Maldives. It is separated from India by the Lakshadweep Sea (aka Laccadive Sea).
Which island group of india lies to its south-west?
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Who was Rhode Island colony named after?
Some claim it for the Isle of Rhodes in the Agean but the most likely source is from the Dutch West India Company name of "Roodt Eyelandt" meaning Red Island.
Who came up with the name of Rhode Island?
It was called Roodt Eylandt or Red Island by the Dutch West India Company. also cause it was an island
Who is Rhode Island named after?
No person or place but for the color of the red clay on the islands and the Dutch West India Company called it Roodt Eyelandt which meant Red Island.
Who named Rhode Island?
The name applied to the area by the Dutch West India Company of Roodt Eyelandt or Red Island appear to be logical.
Is India an island?
No India is not an island
Which nation of the West India Company first built the First European settlement on Manhattan Island?
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