Caribbean

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Introduction¹

Dictionary

Caribbean : of or relating to the Caribs, the eastern and southern West Indies, or the Caribbean Sea — Webster

OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary

Encyclopedia

The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.

Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate, the region comprises more than 700 islands, islets, reefs and cays. (These islands generally form island arcs that delineate the eastern and northern edges of the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean islands, consisting of the Greater Antilles on the north and the Lesser Antilles on the south and east (including the Leeward Antilles), are part of the somewhat larger West Indies grouping, which also includes the Lucayan Archipelago (comprising the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands) north of the Greater Antilles and Caribbean Sea. In a wider sense, the mainland countries of Belize, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana are often included due to their political and cultural ties with the region. Geopolitically, the Caribbean islands are usually regarded as a subregion of North America and are organized into 30 territories including sovereign states, overseas departments, and dependencies. — Wikipedia

Portal

The Caribbean (Infoplease), Caribbean Portal (Wikipedia), Caribbean (DMOZ Tools)

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Inspiration

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Travel Destinations: Caribbean (Frommer’s)
Travel Destinations in the Caribbean (BBC)

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Preservation

History

History of the Caribbean (Lonely Planet)

Library

WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library

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Participation

Education

Course

OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Community

News

NPR Archives

Book

ISBNdb

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Related

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Knowledge Realm

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Human
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State

World
Afro-Eurasia Africa, Europe, Asia
America North, Central, South, Caribbean
Oceania Australia, New Zealand

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Notes

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