] The Caribbean (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbe; Dutch: Caraïben; Portuguese: Caribe or Caraíbas) is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts. Located southeast of Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north and west of South America, the Caribbean is usually considered a subregion of North America.

Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate, the area comprises more than 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cayes. The West Indies, in contrast to the East Indies in southeast Asia, consist of the Antilles, divided into the larger Greater Antilles which bound the sea on the north and the Lesser Antilles on the east, and the Bahamas which are northeast of the sea. Bermuda lies much further to the north in the Atlantic Ocean and is sometimes included in the West Indies. Geopolitically, the West Indies are organized into 28 territories including sovereign states, overseas departments, and dependencies. At one time, there was a short-lived country called the Federation of the West Indies composed of ten English-speaking Caribbean territories.

The name "Caribbean" is named after the Caribs, one of the dominant Amerindian groups in the region at the time of European contact during the late 15th century. The analogous "West Indies" originates from Christopher Columbus' idea that he had landed in the Indies (then meaning all of south and east Asia) when he had actually reached the Americas. The Spanish term Antillas was commonly assigned to the newly discovered lands; stemming from this, "Sea of the Antilles" is a common alternate name for the Caribbean Sea in various European languages.

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Doing my social media class homework and wishing I was with Rhonda in the Caribbean.
carolhess2 (Carol Hess) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:31:34 -0000
Doing my social media class homework and wishing I was with Rhonda in the Caribbean.
Lmfao so tru tv has a show called caribbean cops why these cops aint doin nothing but watching the damn trinidad carnival a damn shame!
itsadriBABI (Adri) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:31:23 -0000
Lmfao so tru tv has a show called caribbean cops why these cops aint doin nothing but watching the damn trinidad carnival a damn shame!
- Raising The Bar from Montreal to Miami - Express Shipping to the Caribbean http://centuriagroup.net/cargo/trucking.html
centexcargo (Centuria Group) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:30:58 -0000
- Raising The Bar from Montreal to Miami - Express Shipping to the Caribbean http://centuriagroup.net/cargo/trucking.html
@justineage ahh i'm jealous! me and alex are going to be in the caribbean so i can't go...you like them descendents? :)
sziggy (Courtney ) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:30:21 -0000
@justineage ahh i'm jealous! me and alex are going to be in the caribbean so i can't go...you like them descendents? :)
made signs at practice. watching pirates of the caribbean with an orange. YAY
alexisASYLUMx (alexismarie !) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:30:19 -0000
made signs at practice. watching pirates of the caribbean with an orange. YAY
@jamila_marie my tv froze! lmao!! caribbean cops froze my shit!
tamiblakk (tami) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:25:40 -0000
@jamila_marie my tv froze! lmao!! caribbean cops froze my shit!

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