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Summary of Caribbean Island Resorts
There are about 30 island nations that most people consider the Caribbean. The islands can be single large islands or collections of smaller islands. Each island has a unique culture, sights to see and specialties that are different from any other. Some islands are hardly developed while others have a robust economy and tourism. The link below compares the various islands.
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In the northern part of the Caribbean area lays two islands. These islands are actually in Atlantic Ocean instead of the Caribbean Sea.
The next set of islands just to the south and south east of Florida are what is known as the Greater Antilles. The island nations in this group include
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
Cayman Islands
Puerto Rico
The next group of islands belongs to the Lesser Antilles islands. This group can be further broken down into the leeward and the windward Antilles. The leeward islands have the prevailing blowing from the east. Leeward is a nautical term used to refer to object being downwind. Islands in this group are
The windward islands are islands that are south of the equator. The wind blows predominantly from the west. The islands in this group are
The last group of islands in the Caribbean is located just north of Venezuela. They include
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