CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

Most of the Caribbean island countries consist of many smaller islands, which make this a wonderful sailing area. The most numerous group are Virgin Islands, divided between the United States and United Kingdom.

Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean and not in the waters of the Caribbean Sea. Technically they are not a part of Caribbean, but are sometimes included in this territory.

The Bahamas lay some 100 miles (160 km) east of the coast of Florida, and are more often excluded than included in the Caribbean. 700 small coral-based islands and 2,000 cays astonish visitors with their exceptional beauty, rich history and romantic streak.

The Turks and Caicos Islands are, compared to the Bahamas, more often considered to be the part of the Caribbean. They border the Caribbean Sea but are in the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Haiti, at the tail end of the Bahamian archipelago. Out of numerous islands in the group only 8 are inhabited. These islands’ exceptionally well preserved and unspoiled nature is the main asset; over 360 km of white sand beaches and hundreds of kilometers of coral reefs are a view of the perfect getaway.

CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES INCLUDE:

Anguilla (British dependency)
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Bahamas
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands (British dependency)
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic (the eastern part of the island Hispaniola)
Grenada (shares the Grenadines group with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Guadeloupe (overseas department of France)
Haiti (the western part of the island Hispaniola)
Jamaica
Martinique (overseas department of France)
Montserrat (British dependency)
Netherlands Antilles (Boanaire and Curaçao; part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Saint Barthelemy (also Saint Barts)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin (part of the island Saint Martin shared with the Netherlands Antilles)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (shares the Grenadines group with Grenada)
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands (British dependency)
United States Virgin Islands (U.S. territory, shares the Virgin Islands with the British Virgin Islands)

 

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