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The Caribbean: Natural and Geographic Landscape

The Editor Tue, 11/08/2022 - 11:42

The Caribbean, or West Indies, is a region of the Americas that consists of several groups of islands within or bordering the Caribbean Sea, plus The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands, which are in the Atlantic Ocean. The region includes more than 700 islands, islets, reefs, and cays.

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Hispaniolan Moist Forests Ecoregion (Caribbean)

2 years ago By The Editor

The Hispaniolan moist forests ecoregion is a tropical broadleaf forest on the island of Hispaniola. These wet forests maintain distinct flora and fauna, with many unique species. Originally, these forests covered about 60% of the original vegetation on the island.

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Hispaniolan Pine Forests Ecoregion (Caribbean)

2 years ago By The Editor

The Hispaniolan pine forests are found on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles. This ecoregion is today, mainly in mountainous areas of the Cordillera Central and the Sierra de Bahoruco as well as other small patches in both countries.

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Lesser Antilles Mangrove Ecoregion (Caribbean)

3 years ago By The Editor

The Lesser Antilles mangrove ecoregion is comprised of a chain of islands at the southeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea from Anguilla in the north to Grenada in the south. The largest areas of mangrove are found on Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe, Martinique and the US Virgin Islands.

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