Dominican Republic: Geography and Environment

The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles, sharing its western border with Haiti. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and the Caribbean Sea to the south, with Puerto Rico lying across the...

Dominica: Geography and Environment

Dominica is a small volcanic island in the eastern Caribbean, part of the Lesser Antilles chain between Guadeloupe to the north and Martinique to the south. Known as the Nature Isle of the Caribbean, the island is dominated by steep, forested mountains that rise...

Cuba: Geography and Environment

Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea, positioned at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico between the Straits of Florida to the north and the Caribbean Sea to the south. The country stretches in a long narrow arc for more than 1,200 kilometers, with Jamaica to...

Barbados: Geography and Environment

Barbados is the easternmost island in the Caribbean, lying in the Atlantic Ocean well east of the main volcanic arc formed by its island neighbors. Unlike most Caribbean islands, Barbados formed primarily from coral limestone rather than volcanic rock, giving it a...

Bahamas: Geography and Environment

The Bahamas is an archipelago of roughly 700 islands and cays, along with more than 2,000 smaller rocks and islets, situated in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Florida and north of Cuba. The islands are low lying and composed largely of limestone, built up over time...
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