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Caribbean
Sea
The
Caribbean Sea is a sea in the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the
Western Hemisphere. It washes upon the South American countries of Venezuela
and Colombia on the South; the Central American countries of Panama on the
Southwest, and Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize,
and Mexico on the West; the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola,
and Puerto Rico) on the North, and the Lesser Antilles on the East. The
entire area of the Caribbean Sea, the numerous
islands of the West Indies, and adjacent coasts, are collectively known
as the Caribbean.
The Caribbean Sea is one of the largest
salt water seas and has an area of about 2,754,000 sq. km or 1,063,000 sq.
mi. Its deepest point is the Cayman Trough, between the Cayman Islands and
Jamaica, at 7,686 m (25,220 ft) below sea level. The Caribbean coastline
has many gulfs and bays: the Gulf of Gonave, Gulf of Venezuela, Gulf of
Darien, Golfo de los Mosquitos and Gulf of Honduras. With Belize
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