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Is the Caribbean the same islands as the West Indies?
No, not from researched items.
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.
Give an account of the winds and currents in the north Atlantic and Caribbean and show how they have been important in the West Indies?
they went the same direction as the wind so the boat could move.so if the winds went west, they went west.
Is Haiti part of west indies?
No. There are the United States Virgin Islands, and the British Virgin Islands. They are located in the Caribbean, and could be considered a part of the West Indies geographically. But, there is a slight difference that is difficult to explain. Caribbean people migrate among the islands a lot. So, West Indian culture is very much a part of the USVI and the BVI. However, BVI and USVI culture is not necessarily West Indian culture. They were also never a part of the 'now dissolved' federation of the West Indies, which West Indians tend to think of when they refer to the W.I. Your question is like asking if Puerto Rico is a part of the West Indies. It is and it isn't. Semantics basically. But, no. The Virgin Islands are not a part of the West Indies as West Indians understand things. You ask a St. Thomian where they're from they tell you the VI. You ask a Jamaican, Antiguan, or Trinidadian, and the same question and they'll tell you the West Indies.
What money do they use in the west indies?
The West Indies are a group of islands, most of which are separate independent countries. In most cases each island country has its own currency, there is no one currency. Not true there are 10 islands that use the same currency, the Eastern Caribbean Dollar. Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad all have their own currency. Puerto Rico, USVI use US dollars. The BVI use US dollars and British Pounds.
Is Guyana classified as the west inides?
Yes, It is. We share the same common culture as West Indies.
Why are the Caribbean islands often referred to as the west Indies?
The direction refers to the direction that one must travel FROM EUROPE to arrive. You must go west to the West Indies and east to the East Indies. Before Columbus' discovery he was trying to find a route to India and/or the East Indies. At the time of his discovery trade for Far East items like silk and spices involved several steps from source to destination making the products very expensive and very slow to obtain. Had Columbus been successful the Europeans could have gone directly to the source, purchased precisely what they wanted, without a markup for any intermediary, and returned home with product in a relatively short period of time. A direct ocean route around Africa to the East indies was found by Vasco de Gama for the Portuguese in 1498.
Where is the Chutney-Soca style of music most popular?
Chutney-Soca music originated in Trinidad and Tobago, an island in the West Indies. The style is popular in the same region because it combines Indian and Caribbean style.
Is French West Indies the same as French Polynesia?
No. They are completely different places.
What two countries in the west indies share the same island?
dominican republic and haiti
Who was the West Indies test cricketer who scored 143 against England in 1984 at Birmingham?
Clifford Roach scored the first century for West Indies in Test Cricket. He scored this century against England in the 1st Test of 1929-1930 series. He also became the first to score double century for West Indies in the third Test of the same series.
How did the west Indies get its name?
Christopher Columbus gave the West Indies that name because long ago they thought the world was flat. He decided to go to India but travel West . On his journey ,when he finally saw land he thought it was India but the people there were Arawak went back to Europe he told this of his discovery and since he traveled west to try to get to India but failed ,they called it WEST INDIES/ WEST INDIA its kind of the same thing.
