Individual #West_Indies__the_Indies the string of islands between North and South America; a popular resort area
instance of: #archipelago
member: #Anguillan #West_Indian
part of: #Caribbean #Atlantic_Ocean
part: #Anguilla a British colony in the West Indies
part: #Cayman_Islands a British colony in the Caribbean northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center
part: #George_Town the capital of the Cayman Islands
part: #Montserrat a volcanic island in the Caribbean; in the West Indies
part: #Antilles a group of islands in the West Indies
part: #Greater_Antilles a group of islands in the western West Indies
part: #Cuba the largest island in the West Indies
part: #Santiago__Santiago_de_Cuba a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the US fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape
part: #Republic_of_Cuba__Cuba a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
part: #Havana__capital_of_Cuba__Cuban_capital capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
part: #Santiago_de_Cuba__Santiago port city in southeastern Chile; industrial center
part: #Guantanamo city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States Naval Station
part: #Hispaniola__Haiti__Hayti an island in the West Indies
part: #Haiti__Republic_of_Haiti a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the Western Hemisphere
part: #Port-au-Prince__Haitian_capital the capital and largest city of Haiti
part: #Dominican_Republic a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
part: #Santo_Domingo__Ciudad_Trujillo__capital_of_the_Dominican_Republic the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic
part: #Santiago_de_los_Caballeros__Santiago city in the northern Dominican Republic
part: #Commonwealth_of_Puerto_Rico__Puerto_Rico__Porto_Rico__PR a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico
part: #Puerto_Rico__Porto_Rico the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean
part: #San_Juan the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico
part: #Jamaica an island in the West Indies south of Cuba and west of Haiti
part: #Jamaica.country__jamaica a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
part: #Kingston.Jamaica__kingston__capital_of_Jamaica__Jamaican_capital capital and largest city of Jamaica
part: #Montego_Bay port and resort city in northwestern Jamaica
part: #Lesser_Antilles__Caribees a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies
part: #Netherlands_Antilles a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just north of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands
part: #Aruba a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
part: #Bonaire a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
part: #Curacao a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
part: #Saba a island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano
part: #Saint_Eustatius__St._Eustatius an island in the Netherlands Antilles
part: #Leeward_Islands a group of islands in the eastern West Indies
part: #Antigua_and_Barbuda a country in the northern Leeward Islands
part: #Antigua the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda
part: #Barbuda an island in Antigua and Barbuda
part: #Redonda an island in Antigua and Barbuda
part: #St._John's.Antigua_and_Barbuda__st.john'__capital_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda__Saint_John's the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua
part: #Saint_Martin__St._Martin__Saint_Maarten__St._Maarten an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands
part: #Guadeloupe an island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry
part: #Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis__Federation_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis__Saint_Christopher-Nevis__St._Christopher-Nevis__St._Kitts_and_Nevis a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
part: #Saint_Christopher__St._Christopher__Saint_Kitts__St._Kitts the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis
part: #Basseterre the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher
part: #Nevis one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
part: #Sombrero one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
part: #Windward_Islands a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies
part: #Dominica a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians
part: #Commonwealth_of_Dominica__Dominica a country on the island of Dominica
part: #Roseau the capital and largest city of Dominica
part: #Martinique an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France
part: #Grenada an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth
part: #St._George's__capital_of_Grenada the capital and largest city of Grenada
part: #St._Lucia__Saint_Lucia a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979
part: #Saint_Lucia__St._Lucia a volcanic island in the Windward Isles south of Martinique
part: #Castries a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia
part: #Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines__St._Vincent_and_the_Grenadines an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
part: #Saint_Vincent__St._Vincent an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
part: #Kingstown.Saint_Vincent__kingstown the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent
part: #Barbados easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of Venezuela
part: #Barbados.country__barbado a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
part: #Bridgetown__capital_of_Barbados capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
part: #Virgin_Islands a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain
part: #Virgin_Islands_National_Park a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs
part: #British_Virgin_Islands more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
part: #United_States_Virgin_Islands__American_Virgin_Islands__VI more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
part: #Trinidad island in West Indies
part: #Port_of_Spain__Port-of-Spain__capital_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad
part: #Tobago island in West Indies
part: #Bahamas__Commonwealth_of_the_Bahamas__Bahama_Islands island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
part: #Nassau__capital_of_the_Bahamas the capital of the Bahamas
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