Caribbean means the region of the Americas that brings together all the countries washed by the Caribbean Sea.
Caribbean geography
The Caribbean includes the following islands: Antilles, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands.
The Caribbean Sea, one of the largest seas in the world, is a vast aerial part of the Atlantic Ocean between the archipelago of the Greater and Lesser Antilles, South America, the Panama Canal and Central America.
The point where the maximum depth is reached is located off the island of Cayman, located between Cuba and Jamaica, where the 7,686 meters below sea level are touched.
The islands and continental countries affected by this sea were once inhabited by the Caribbean people from which the name Caribbean derives.
The Yucatan channel connects the Caribbean sea to the Gulf of Mexico with a passage of 190 km.
Many gulfs and bays, scattered especially along the coast of South America, including the Gulf of Venezuela, the Gulf of Gonave, the Gulf of Darien, the Golfo de los Mosquitos and the Gulf of Honduras.
Being easily navigable all year round, the Caribbean Sea is the main navigation route for ships bound for the countries of South America.
The semitropical climate, the crystal clear waters and the seabed with coral reef favor tourism which is directed mostly towards the islands.
The summer months are characterized by frequent hurricanes which often have destructive consequences.
What are the Caribbean countries
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Anguilla is part of the windward islands of the north, included in the Lesser Antilles, and is made up of 5 islands with the capital of The Valley which added together cover an area of about one hundred square kilometers.
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Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth state with English as its official language.
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles depend on the Kingdom of the Netherlands, are part of the Lesser Antilles and are made up of the 5 islands of Curaçao, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten.
aruba
Aruba is a mainly flat island with little vegetation that has a dry climate and is a Dutch dependency.
bahamas
The Bahamas are a state belonging to the West Indies formed by an archipelago of 700 islands located east of Florida, north of Cuba and the rest of the Caribbean, and west of the British dependence of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
barbados
Barbados is an independent island, as well as a significant tourist destination, with tropical climate and equatorial winds, located on the border line between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, which is located about 434.5 km north-east of the Venezuela and is part of the Lesser Antilles with Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as closest nations. Barbados has a tropical climate and is constantly affected by the equatorial winds.
Cayman islands
The Cayman Islands comprise the three islands of Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Brac Cayman, located in the West Indies Sea south of Cuba and are a British colony with the capital of George Town. The most famous beach is Seven Mile Beach which includes 7 miles of very fine white sand and is located on the island of Grand Cayman near George Town.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is a group of islands located between the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
Dominica
Dominìca is a nation island with parliamentary democracy.
Martinique
Martinique is an island belonging to France, with the capital Fort de France, which is part of the Lesser Antilles and has the coasts lapped to the east by the Atlantic Ocean and to the west by the Caribbean Sea.
British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands belong to the United Kingdom and are part of the Virgin Islands archipelago in the Antilles Sea. They include 40 islands, one third of which are inhabited and their capital is Road Town.
Continental Caribbean countries
In addition to the islands, the continental countries including Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, French Guiana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname and Venezuela are also included in the Caribbean.
