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New Feature: Add Custom Locations. Generate Your Own Custom Quizzes! Do not share my Personal Information. The name "Caribbean" is derived from the Carib Indians who occupied most of region, shown in the atlas above, during the first European contact in the fifteenth Century.
The name "Antilles" is derived from the Spanish term "Antillas" and the Spanish were the first European nation to settle and dominate the region shown on the right of the diagram. The West Indies consists of more than 7, isles and stretches in a long arc which is more than 2, miles long from Venezuela in the south to Cuba in the Greater Antilles just below Florida in the northwest of the diagram.
The Lesser Antilles chain encloses the Caribbean Sea to the east which defines the boundary of the region. This area is often referred to as the major part the "Netherlands Antilles" which has now been disbanded in The Bahamas to the north are not technically part of the West Indies, but are shown on the Caribbean map due to their close proximity and relationship. Many of the isles are volcanic, especially most of those located in the Leeward and Windward chains.
The most active in recent times is the Montserrat Volcano called the Soufriere Hills volcano. Other active volcanoes include the Sulphur Springs in Saint Lucia which is the only "drive in" volcano in the world; located close by to the famous twin peaks of the Pitons.
Famous nowadays for being the most popular cruise destination in the world; the region is home to the largest fleet of cruise ships to be found anywhere. The region is blessed with some of the most spectacular natural wonders to be found anywhere from the uniquely beautiful rock formations of the Baths on Virgin Gorda to the amazing views over Nelson's Dockyard afforded from Shirley Heights in Antigua. Sailing is, of course, the Caribbean's jewel in the crown with hundreds of thousands of visiting yachts every year together with locally based bareboat fleets.
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