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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › West_IndiesWest Indies - Wikipedia

    The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island countries and 19 dependencies in three archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago. [5]

  2. Aug 23, 2024 · West Indies, crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north.

  3. www.worldatlas.com › geography › west-indiesWest Indies - WorldAtlas

    May 23, 2021 · The West Indies are a chain of islands in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Some of the West Indies are coral islands, while others are volcanic in origin. The West Indies are divided into three groups: The Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

  4. Follow and watch live the latest news and scores from Windies cricket on the official Cricket West Indies website

  5. The Caribbean, long referred to as the West Indies, includes more than 7,000 islands; of those, 13 are independent island countries (shown in red on the map), and some are dependencies or overseas territories of other nations.

  6. Lying between southeastern North America and northern South America, they may be divided into the following groups: the Greater Antilles, including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico; the Lesser Antilles, including the Virgin Islands, Windward Islands, Leeward Islands, Barbados, and the islands in the s...

  7. The Caribbean (also known as the West Indies) is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of North America, east of Central America, and to the northwest of South America.

  8. The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island countries and 19 dependencies in three archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago.

  9. Aug 23, 2024 · West Indies - Colonialism, Caribbean, Islands: England was the most successful of the northwestern European predators on the Spanish possessions. In 1623 the English occupied part of Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts), and in 1625 they occupied Barbados.

  10. 4 days ago · Quick Reference. The islands of the Caribbean. Columbus, who in 1492 was the first European to reach the islands, called them the West Indies because he believed he had arrived near India by travelling westward.