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    The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan … See more

    In 1492, Christopher Columbus became the first European to record his arrival at the islands, where he is believed by historians to have first set foot on land in The Bahamas. After the first of the voyages of Christopher Columbus to … See more

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    Many cultures were indigenous to these islands, with evidence dating some of them back to the mid-6th millennium BCE.
    In the late sixteenth century, French, English and Dutch merchants and privateers began their operations in the Caribbean Sea, … See more

    The West Indies are a geologically complex island system consisting of 7,000 islands and islets stretching over 3,000 km from the Florida peninsula of North America south-southeast to the northern coast of Venezuela. These islands include active volcanoes, … See more

    • Cromwell, Jesse. "More than Slaves and Sugar: Recent Historiography of the Trans-imperial Caribbean and Its Sinew Populations." History Compass (2014) 12#10 pp 770–783. See more

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  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indies_Federation

    The West Indies Federation, also known as the West Indies, the Federation of the West Indies or the West Indian Federation, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962. Various islands in the Caribbean that were part of the British Empire, including Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica, and those on the Leeward and Windward Islands, came tog…

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    From Wikitia. The West Indies is a subregion of North America bounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It is comprised of 13 independent island countries and 18 …

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    How did the West Indies get their name?
    The West Indies are a chain of islands located in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.This chain of islands runs from the north, close to the US State of Florida, all the way south to the northern shores of South America.They were named the Indies by Christopher Columbus, the first European on record to reach the islands.He believed that he had reached India, and thus, called the newly ...
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    How did people get the name West Indies?
    West Indies or West India was the namesake of several companies of the 17th and 18th centuries, including the Danish West India Company, the Dutch West India Company, the French West India Company, and the Swedish West India Company. West Indian is the official term used by the U.S. government to refer to people of the West Indies.
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    Are the West Indies considered part of the US?
    The islands of the Caribbean (the West Indies) are often regarded as a subregion of North America, though sometimes they are included in Middle America or then left as a subregion of their own and are organized into 30 territories including sovereign states, overseas departments, and dependencies.
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    Why are the West Indies called the West Indies?
    The region was also known as the "West Indies" because when explorer Christopher Columbus first landed there in 1492, he thought he had sailed to the "Indies," as Asia was called at the time. He found the people friendly and civilized and they made gifts of gold jewelry to the crew of the ship.
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  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indies_cricket_team
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    The current team represents: 1. Sovereign states 1.1. Antigua and BarbudaL 1.2. Barbados 1.3. DominicaW 1.4. GrenadaW 1.5. Guyana 1.6. Jamaica 1.7. Saint Kitts and Nevis[a] 1.7.1. NevisL 1.7.2. Saint KittsL 1.8. Saint LuciaW 1.9. Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesW 1.10. Trinidad and Tobago 2. Constituent country …
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  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
    • The British West Indies were the British territories in the West Indies: Anguilla, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Montserrat, the British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, British Guiana and Trinidad and Tobago....
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  7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_West_Indies

    The term French West Indies or French Antilles refers to the parts of France located in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean: The two overseas departments of: Guadeloupe, including the islands …

  8. West Indies | The Caribbean Wikia | Fandom

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    West Indies or West India was the namesake of several chartered companies of the 17th and 18th centuries, including the Danish West India Company, the Dutch West India Company, the …

  9. West Indies | West Indies Wiki | Fandom

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    West Indiesis a region of the North Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbeanthat includes the island countries and surrounding waters of three major archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser …

  10. West Indies Wiki | Fandom

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    Welcome to Caribbean wiki (West Indies Wiki), the first ever online encyclopedia about the Caribbean (the West Indies) . We are currently editing over 68 articles, and you can help!. …

  11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indian_cricket_team_in_Australia_in_2022–23

    The West Indies men's cricket team are touring Australia from October to December 2022 to play two Test matches and two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). The T20Is formed part of both …

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