Caribbean Samundar
Caribbean Sea | |
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Location | American Mediterranean Sea |
Coordinates | 15°N 75°W / 15°N 75°WCoordinates: 15°N 75°W / 15°N 75°W |
Type | Sea |
Part of | Atlantic Ocean |
River sources | |
Basin countries | List
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Surface area | 2,754,000 km2 (1,063,000 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 7,686 m (25,217 ft) |
Islands | West Indies (Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles) |
Trenches | Cayman Trench and Puerto Rico Trench |
Settlements | Major cities
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ile:CaribbeanIslands.png|right|250px|thumb|Carribean Sea]]Caribbean Sea (Dutch: Cariben nai to Caraiben, French: Caraïbe nai to jaada kar ke Antilles; Spanish: Caribe) the Americas me ek jagah hae. Isme 7,000 se jaada islands hae. Ii South America ke north, Central America ke east aur South America ke north me hae. Iske east me Atlantic Ocean hae.
Caribbean naam Carib se aawe hae, jon ki Native American log ke naam rahaa jon ki Lesser Antilles aur north South America me rahat rahin, goraa logan ke aae se pahile.
Iske kuch khaas island hae Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico aur Hispaniola. Kuch des jaise ki Dominican Republic aur Haiti Hispaniola me hae.
18th century me dher des ii island ke colony banais rahaa aur ii kaaran se hian ke rahan sahan Africa, India aur Europe se aais hae.