the west indies
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The 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.
The West Indies
the Caribbean islands
The islands that surround the Caribbean Sea are the Caribbean Islands. The Caribbean Islands comprise more that 7000 islands, 13 of which are independent countries.
Archipelago
barbados
grand bahama
Caribbean islands
Caribbean Islands or West Indies.
The Caribbean islands derived their name from the Carib people, an indigenous group that inhabited parts of the region at the time of European exploration in the late 15th century. Christopher Columbus and other explorers referred to the islands collectively as "Caribbean" after encountering the Caribs during their voyages. The term has since come to represent the entire group of islands in the Caribbean Sea.
The three Hispanic countries in the Caribbean are Cuba, Antigua, and the Dominican Republic. Their capitals are Havana, St. John's, and Santo Domingo.
The name given to the group of islands that enclose the Caribbean Sea is the Lesser Antilles. The Lesser Antilles form an arc shape and consist of over 60 islands.
the Caribbean islands was made up of what