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Map of Juan de la Cosa. Juan de la Cosa made several maps of which the only survivor is his famous world map from 1500. It is the oldest known European map that shows the New World. Of special interest is the outline of Cuba, which Christopher Columbus never believed to be an island.
The map of Juan de la Cosa is a world map that includes the earliest known representation of the New World and the first depiction of the equator and the Tropic of Cancer on a nautical chart. The map is attributed to the Castilian navigator and cartographer, Juan de la Cosa , and was likely created in 1500.
A map of Cuba, c. 1680. By 1570, most residents of Cuba comprised a mixture of Spanish, African, and Taíno heritages. [50] Cuba developed slowly and, unlike the plantation islands of the Caribbean, had a diversified agriculture. Most importantly, the colony developed as an urbanized society that primarily supported the Spanish colonial empire.
Cuba is located in an area with several active fault systems which produce on average about 2,000 seismic events each year. [5] While most registered seismic events pass unnoticed, the island has been struck by a number of destructive earthquakes over the past four centuries, including several major quakes with a magnitude of 7.0 or above.
Cuba is the principal island, surrounded by four main archipelagos: the Colorados, the Sabana-Camagüey, the Jardines de la Reina and the Canarreos. Cuba's area is 110,860 km 2 (42,800 sq mi) including coastal and territorial waters with a land area of 109,820 km 2 (42,400 sq mi), which makes it the eighth-largest island country in the world.
Satellite image of the island. Isla de la Juventud [4] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈisla ðe la xuβenˈtuð]; English: Isle of Youth) is the second-largest Cuban island (after Cuba's mainland) and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies (after mainland Cuba itself, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Andros Island).
The location of Cuba An enlargeable relief map of Cuba. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cuba: Cuba – island country in the Caribbean. It consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital.
The Republic of Cuba, covering the historical period in Cuban history between 1902 and 1959, was an island country which comprised the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud (since 1925) and several minor archipelagos.