Antilles

The Antilles now generally refers to the islands of the Caribbean or West Indies, except the Bahamas. A distinction is made between the "Greater Antilles" on the north of the sea, including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico; and the "Lesser Antilles" on the east, forming the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, and the Venezuelan Islands?the Leeward as far as Dominica, the Windward as far as Trinidad, and the Venezuelan along the coast of South America. Because of their linguistic similarities with Spanish-speaking nations, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are also considered part of Latin America. Geographically speaking the Antilles are part of North America.

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Island: An island or isle is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of islan...

Caribbean: The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of countries and islands in the Caribbean Sea. These countries or islands are located from the southeastern areas of Mexico to the northwest of Venezuela in South America. There are at least 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cayes in the region. They are ...

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Antilles related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Antilles	L'Amazone les Antilles	Mess Maritimes - Marseille Antilles	Pink Flamingo in Curacao Netherlands Antilles Caribbean Central America
Slave Cutting Sugar Cane from the Illes De L'Amerique in the Antilles End of the 17th Century	The Preparation of Mandioca Flour in the Antilles	Cacao from a Manuscript on Plants and Civilization in the Antilles circa 1686