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] 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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Bibliography of Creative Writing in Trinidad and Tobago - Covers poems, prose, and plays by Trinbagonians living in the islands or abroad.
Brown University's Caribbean Literature - Part of Brown's impressive postcolonial literature web, with essays, bibliographies, and other research materials for a variety of Caribbean writers.
Caribbean Literary Studies--U of Miami - Information about University of Miami's Caribbean Literary Studies program. Faculty profiles, classes offered, and information about conferences.
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Caribbean Literature Research Web - A research site maintained by the University of Puerto Rico English department. Includes biographies, bibliographies, and book reviews related to writers and scholars from the Caribbean.
Caribbean Studies Association - Featuring information about the organization, its conferences, and its publications.
Russ Filman's Caribbean Literature - Provides information on many Caribbean writers, listing them by island of origin. Covers almost every non-Spanish speaking island.
Meta Description: [ Your source for information on Bequia, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, West Indies, and the wider Caribbean. ]
Society For Caribbean Studies (UK) - Includes information about past and future conferences, papers from those conferences, links.
West Indian Literature - This is a reference list of literature by West Indian authors. The emphasis is on prose written in English, however some poetry has been included, as have some works that have been translated to English.
Meta Description: [ A reference list of Caribbean books and literature by West Indian authors. ]
Writers of the Caribbean - Offers biographies, bibliographies, and links to information about some of the most prolific writers of the Caribbean. Maintained by a professor from East Carolina University.
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