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 Area (sq km) Connections
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It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west
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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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The Caribbean Sea is one of the largest seas on Earth, with an area of about 2,754,000 km2 (1,063,000 sq mi).
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The Caribbean Sea is estimated to be 160 million to 180 million years old and formed when a horizontal fracture in Pangaea split the supercontinent during the Mesozoic Era.
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