The Caribbean Sea (pronounced or ) is a
tropical sea in the
Western Hemisphere, part of the
Atlantic Ocean, southeast of the
Gulf of Mexico. A
mediterranean sea, it covers most of the
Caribbean Plate and is bounded on the south by
South America, on the west and south by
Mexico and
Central America, and on the north and east by the
Antilles: the
Greater Antilles islands of
Cuba,
Hispaniola,
Jamaica, and
Puerto Rico lie to the north, and a plethora of
Lesser Antilles bound the sea 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.
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