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U.S. Caribbean region (in Spanish: El Caribe estadounidense) is a term used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to refer to the waters belonging to the United States in the Caribbean Sea. [1]
The United States and the Caribbean: Challenges of an Asymmetrical Relationship. Westview Press, 1994. ISBN 0-8133-2242-1; Palmié, Stephan, and Francisco A. Scarano, eds. The Caribbean: A History of the Region and Its Peoples (University of Chicago Press; 2011); 660 pp.; writings on the region since the pre-Columbian era. ISBN 978-0-226-64506-3
The Caribbean Sea. Most of the Caribbean countries are islands in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest islands include Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Some of the smaller islands are referred to as a rock or reef. Islands are listed in alphabetical order by sovereign state.
On October 25 1983 the United States invaded Grenada to remove left-wing leader Hudson Austin, who had deposed Maurice Bishop nine days earlier on October 16. Bishop was executed three days later on the 19th. [61] The United States maintains a naval military base in Cuba at Guantanamo Bay. The base is one of five unified commands whose "area of ...
As of the 2010 census, the population of Saint Thomas was 51,634, [4] about 48.5% of the total population of the United States Virgin Islands. Crown Mountain is the highest point in Saint Thomas and in the entire United States Virgin Islands. Hence, it is called "Rock City". [5] The island has a land area of 32 square miles (83 km 2). [6]
The United States took possession of the islands on March 31, 1917, and the territory was renamed the Virgin Islands of the United States. [27] [29] Every year, Transfer Day is recognized as a holiday, to commemorate the acquisition of the islands by the United States. [30] Rear Admiral James H. Oliver was the first American governor of the ...
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Islands of the United States Virgin Islands (6 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Caribbean islands of the United States" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.