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6 days ago · The preferred oceanographic term for the Caribbean is the Antillean-Caribbean Sea, which, together with the Gulf of Mexico, forms the Central American Sea. The Caribbean’s greatest known depth is Cayman Trench (Bartlett Deep) between Cuba and Jamaica, approximately 25,216 feet (7,686 metres) below sea level.
Coordinates: 15°N 75°W. The Caribbean Sea [1] is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles starting with Cuba, to the east by the Lesser Antilles, and to the south by the northern coast of South America.
Dec 3, 2023 · The Facts: Area: 1,063,000 sq mi (2,754,000 sq km). Max. depth: 7,686 m (25,217 ft). Countries: Colombia, Venezuela, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis ...
Apr 14, 2020 · Moll's map covers all of the West Indies, eastern Mexico, all of Central America, the Gulf of Mexico, North America as far as the Chesapeake Bay, and the northern portion of South America, commonly called the Spanish Main.
- Robert Curley
In geographical terms the Caribbean area includes the Caribbean Sea and all of the islands located to the southeast of the Gulf of Mexico, east of Central America and Mexico, and to the north of South America.
- John Moen
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Jun 16, 2021 · The Caribbean Sea is the Atlantic Ocean’s 2 nd largest marginal sea that is geographically positioned between the continents of North and South America in the Western Hemisphere. Contents: Location; Geography; Climate; Islands Marine Life; Location Map showing the location of the Caribbean Sea.
Type: Sea; Description: tropical sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located east of Central America, south of the Greater Antilles and north of South America; Categories: locality and body of water; View on OpenStreetMap
