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What is the difference between the Caribbean and the west indies?
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The Caribean
is th
Geographic region that includes mainland Central America and part of Northern South America (basically the Caribbean Sea basin) as well as the better known island nations stretching from Cuba in the North to Trinidad, Aruba, Bonaire
and Curacao n the South.
The West Indies is a more Historic region made up of the islands discovered by Columbus. These include
not only the island nations of the Caribbean Sea itself, but also the islands of the Bahamas (which are Atlantic) and the nation of Guyana on the Northern South American mainland.
Aubrey Stamm
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∙ 11y agoThe Caribean
is th
Geographic region that includes mainland Central America and part of Northern South America (basically the Caribbean Sea basin) as well as the better known island nations stretching from Cuba in the North to Trinidad, Aruba, Bonaire
and Curacao n the South.
The West Indies is a more Historic region made up of the islands discovered by Columbus. These include
not only the island nations of the Caribbean Sea itself, but also the islands of the Bahamas (which are Atlantic) and the nation of Guyana on the Northern South American mainland.
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What is the difference between the Caribbean islands and the West Indies?
The Caribbean includes that ocean as well as the islands within it; the term West Indies refers only to the islands.
The west indies located in which sea?
The West Indies is located in The Caribbean Sea! :]
What sea are the West Indies located in?
The West Indies are located in the Caribbean Sea.
How far was the route between Africa and the west indies?
It is 4,230 miles miles from London to Puerto Rico, which is located in the West Indies (Caribbean).
Is cuba a west indies country?
No the West Indies are the group of islands in the Caribbean.
What is the difference between the Caribbean islands and the West Indies?
The Caribbean includes that ocean as well as the islands within it; the term West Indies refers only to the islands.
The west indies located in which sea?
The West Indies is located in The Caribbean Sea! :]
Where is the west indies?
The West Indies are a group of islands nestled between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean The islands of the West Indies are the Bahamas, and the Greater and Lesser Antilles.
What sea are the West Indies located in?
The West Indies are located in the Caribbean Sea.
How far was the route between Africa and the west indies?
It is 4,230 miles miles from London to Puerto Rico, which is located in the West Indies (Caribbean).
Is cuba a west indies country?
No the West Indies are the group of islands in the Caribbean.
What is the sea in which the west indies are found?
The West Indies is found in the Caribbean sea
Why do you think the Caribbean islands are often referred as to the West Indies?
The island in the Caribbean region are often referd to as the West Indies because 'West Indies' is the collective name of these islands.
What is Caribbean know for?
the west indies
West indies are known as the?
CARIBBEAN
What are the many islands that stretch from Florida to Venezuela?
West Indies are the islands in the Caribbean.
Why do you think the Caribbean islands are often referred to as the Indies?
The island in the Caribbean region are often referd to as the West Indies because 'West Indies' is the collective name of these islands.
