The Greater Antilles are the larger islands of the Caribbean Sea: Cuba, Hispaniola (shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Jamaica and Puerto Rico. They form the northern arc of the Antilles island chain, separating the Caribbean Sea from the open Atlantic Ocean, and hold the great majority of the Caribbean's land area and population. Geologically older and larger than the Lesser Antilles to the southeast, they were among the first landfalls of European contact with the Americas in 1492.
Facts
Partially Attested
PopulationRounded figure from the article text (2014 infobox entry is malformed); Wikidata gives 37862400. Area (sq km) Connections
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1. The Greater Antilles (Wikipedia)
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The Greater Antilles is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica, together with Navassa Island and the Cayman Islands.
2. Greater Antilles (Wikipedia)
Infobox, area_total_km2
207,411
Demographics
With a population of 38 million
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