27. Puerto Rico has a tropical climate with high temperatures all year round. The average temperature is about 29°C/ 85°F. The islands have two seasons: a dry and a wet season. The rainy season lasts from April to November. Puerto Rico experiences tropical storms and hurricanes during th...
Virgin Islands - Caribbean, Colonization, Trade: Pre-Columbian inhabitants of the islands probably included the Arawak, who were displaced by the Caribs; the latter had reached the stage of stone polishing and pottery making when Christopher Columbus arr
Anguilla, island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, a British overseas territory. It is the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles and lies about 12 miles (19 km) north of the island of Saint Martin and 60 miles (100 km) northwest of Sai
Britannica Quiz All About Oceans and Seas Quiz Subsurface water enters the Caribbean Sea across two sills. These sills are located below theAnegada Passage, which runs between the Virgin Islands and the Lesser Antilles, and theWindward Passage, which stretches between Cuba and Hispaniola. The sill...
Trinidad and Tobago - Caribbean, Islands, Colonization: When Christopher Columbus reached Trinidad in 1498 on his third voyage, the island was inhabited by Arawakan-speaking tribal groups originally from the Orinoco River delta region and a smaller numbe
Saint Croix, largest island of the U.S. Virgin Islands, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It lies some 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Puerto Rico and 40 miles (65 km) south of St. Thomas. In the west some hills run parallel to the coast, culminating in Mount
Britannica Quiz Water and its Varying Forms Subsurface water enters the Caribbean Sea across two sills. These sills are located below theAnegada Passage, which runs between the Virgin Islands and the Lesser Antilles, and theWindward Passage, which stretches between Cuba and Hispaniola. The sill dept...
Caribbean Sea - Trade, Tourism, Shipping: While the vegetation of the Caribbean region is generally tropical, variations in topography, soils, rainfall, humidity, and soil nutrients have made it diverse. The porous limestone terraces of the islands are g
“the fairest isle that eyes have beheld,” and many travelers still regard it as one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean. The island’s various Spanish, French, and English place-names are remnants of its colonial history. The great majority of its people are of African ...