Caribbean Basin
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In geography, the Caribbean Basin or Caribbean Proper is generally defined as the Caribbean Sea and any territories in or touching the Caribbean Sea. This means countries like Barbados and The Bahamas, which are culturally and politically Caribbean, are not included.[1]
Modern Caribbean Basin countries[edit]
- Anguilla ( United Kingdom)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba ( Netherlands)
- Bajo Nuevo Bank Colombia (Disputed by Jamaica, Nicaragua and United States)
- Belize
- British Virgin Islands ( United Kingdom)
- Caribbean Netherlands ( Netherlands)
- Colombia
- Caribbean region of Colombia
- Antioquia
- Atlántico
- Bolívar
- Cesar (Does not border the Caribbean Sea)
- Chocó
- Córdoba
- La Guajira
- Magdalena
- San Andrés y Providencia
- Sucre
- Caribbean region of Colombia
- Cayman Islands ( United Kingdom)
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao ( Netherlands)
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- France
- Grenada
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Guatemala
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Montserrat ( United Kingdom)
- Navassa Island (Disputed by Haiti)
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico ( United States)
- Saint Barthélemy ( France)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin ( France)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Serranilla Bank Colombia (Disputed by Honduras, Jamaica, and United States)
- Sint Maarten ( Netherlands)
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States Virgin Islands ( United States)
- Venezuela
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Williams, Ernest H.; Bunkley-Williams, Lucy (24 May 2021). "What and Where is the Caribbean? A Modern Definition". The Florida Geographer. 52 (1): 3–28.