Regions
The Caribbean
/ˌkærɪˈbiːən/, KARR-ə-BEE-ən (also /kəˈrɪbiən/, kə-RIB-ee-ən)
Also Known As The West Indies
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The Caribbean is the region of the western Atlantic comprising the Caribbean Sea and its island arc, the Greater and Lesser Antilles and the Bahamas, stretching from Cuba and Jamaica in the northwest to Trinidad off the Venezuelan coast in the southeast. Colonized in overlapping waves by Spain, Britain, France, and the Netherlands, its islands remain linguistically and politically fragmented even as a shared plantation history and creole cultures tie them together.
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Area (sq km)Island land area only, excluding surrounding mainland Caribbean coastlines. PopulationRecent estimate, island nations and territories. Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Spain directly: "Colonized in overlapping waves by Spain, Britain, France, and the Netherlands, its islands remain linguistically and politically fragmented even as a shared plantation history and creole cultures..."
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Caribbean (Wikipedia)
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/ˌkærɪˈbiːən/ (KARR-ə-BEE-ən), with the primary stress on the third syllable; also /kəˈrɪbiən/ (kə-RIB-ee-ən)
North America (Wikipedia)
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The continent includes the subregions of Northern America (comprising Canada, Greenland, and the continental United States as well as the insular territories of Bermuda and Saint Pierre and Miquelon) and Middle America (comprising Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean).
Saint Lucia (Wikipedia)
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Saint Lucia (also written as St. Lucia) is an island country in the eastern and southern Caribbean.
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