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Serranilla Bank, an uninhabited island, and Bajo Nuevo Bank, which are currently controlled by Colombia but claimed by the United States, are sometimes included in the region by NOAA. The U.S. Caribbean region is a natural region and not a political or administrative region. [2] [3]
The Caribbean (/ ˌ k ær ɪ ˈ b iː ən, k ə ˈ r ɪ b i ən / KARR-ih-BEE-ən, kə-RIB-ee-ən, locally / ˈ k ær ɪ b i æ n / KARR-ih-bee-an; [4] Spanish: el Caribe; French: les Caraïbes; Dutch: de Caraïben) is a subregion in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies.
This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas.It comprises three regions, Northern America (Canada and the United States), the Caribbean (cultural region of the English, French, Dutch, and Creole speaking countries located on the Caribbean Sea) and Latin America (nations that speak Spanish and Portuguese).
In a general sense, the Caribbean can be taken to mean all the nations in and around the Caribbean Sea that lie within an area that stretches from The Bahamas in the north to Guyana in the south, and Suriname in the east to Belize in the west in a general sense. This is an expanse (mostly of ocean) which measures about 1,000 miles (1,600 ...
The following is a list of sovereign countries and dependent territories in North America, a continent that covers the landmass north of the Colombia-Panama border as well as the islands of the Caribbean.
Located in the northeastern Caribbean, Puerto Rico formed a key part of the Spanish Empire from the early years of the exploration, conquest and colonization of the New World. The island was a major military post during many wars between Spain and other European powers for control of the region in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
The Caribbean is the home of about 9% of the world's coral reefs, covering about 50,000 km 2 (19,000 sq mi), most of which are located off the Caribbean islands and the Central American coast. [14] Among them, the Belize Barrier Reef stands out, with an area of 963 km 2 (372 sq mi), which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996.
Réunion is an island territory located near the island country of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar (both nominally considered part of the African continent). [ 4 ] [ 19 ] The final territory is the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean , administratively a part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands .