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The Caribbean: Natural and Geographic Landscape

4 months ago By The Editor

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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Saba Bank: Atoll and National Park (Saba)

The Editor Tue, 06/18/2019 - 16:26

Saba Bank is the largest submarine atoll in the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Caribbean Netherlands, Saba has some of the richest diversity of marine life in the Caribbean Sea. The National Park was established to safeguard biodiversity on the atoll.

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Sierra Maestra: Turquino National Park (Cuba)

2 years ago By The Editor

Turquino National Park is located in Santiago de Cuba Province, southeastern Cuba. The park is situated within the Sierra Maestra mountain range that runs westward across the south of the old Oriente Province in southeast Cuba, rising abruptly from the coast.

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Tobago Cays: Archipelago and Marine Park (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

3 years ago By The Editor

The Tobago Cays are an archipelago located in the Southern Grenadines of the Lesser Antilles, comprising five small islands and extensive coral reefs. The cays are the key elements of the Tobago Cays Marine Park, owned and operated by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines government.

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Turks and Caicos Islands

2 years ago By The Editor

The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, situated on an underwater plateau marine bank. The Turks and Caicos include eight large cays and numerous smaller cays, islets, reefs, banks and rocks.

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