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Caribbean Sea
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A tropical sea of the western Atlantic bounded by the Caribbean islands, Central America and the northern coast of South America. Warm surface waters here feed the currents that help power the Gulf Stream and provide the energy source for many of the Atlantic's hurricanes.
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SymbolA wide rounded sea bordered along one edge by an arc of small islands. 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia, Caribbean Sea
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bounded by the Greater Antilles to the north from Cuba to Puerto Rico, the Lesser Antilles to the east from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago
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