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People from the West Indies are called?
West Indians
What are people of West Indies called?
Caribbeans or west Indians.
What are cyclones called in west Indies?
Violent tropical storms in the western Pacific Ocean are called Typhoons. The same type of storm in the West Indies and Caribbean Sea are called hurricanes.
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.
Christopher Columbus discovers the west indies?
Yes he does in 1492.He thought he had reached India and mistakenly called the Bahamas the "West Indies".The Bahamas.
What was the forced journey that brought captured Africans to the West Indies?
It was called the Middle Passage . When Africans were carried overseas to the colonies and the West Indies
Who won West Indies v Ireland?
West Indies
How did the indies get their names?
The west indies are called that because they were discovered when explorers were looking for another way to India.
Largest city in the West Indies?
The largest city in the West Indies is Kingston Jamaica. Regarding the previous answer of "Cuba", Cuba is a Country, not a city, for starters, andCuba is not in the West Indies, because the term West Indies reffers exclusively to the English speaking former Brittish colonies. These colonies originally formed a Federation which they called the West Indies before splitting and becoming independent nations.
Is Haiti in west India?
No. Haiti is located in the Caribbean, also called the 'West Indies' .
What are the French indies called in French?
"the French West Indies" are called "les Antilles", or "les Antilles françaises" if the context needs clarification.
