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Islands of US Virgin Islands (3)

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St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix

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Islands of British Virgin Islands (4)

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Jost Van Dyke, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada

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Leeward Islands (7 Majors – All Virgin Islands count as 1)

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Virgin Islands (Puerto Rico, US, British); Anguilla; Saint Martin/Sint Maarten (w/Saint Barthelemy, Saba, Sint Eustacius); Saint Kitts & Nevis (with Redonda); Barbuda & Antigua; Montserrat, Guadeloupe (w/ La Desirade, Iles des Saints, Marie-Glante, Fajou, Terre-de-Bas)

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Islands that are dependencies of Guadeloupe (3)

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Ilse des Saints, Marie-Galante, La Desirade

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Neighboring islands of Saint Martin/Sint Maarteen, and their affiliation (3)

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Saint Barthelemy (Fr), Saba, Sint Eustacious (both Neth)

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Small neighboring island of Saint Kitts & Nevis

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Redonda

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Puerto Rican Virgin Islands (2)

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Vieques, Culebra (U.S.)

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Which are further north – the Leeward or Windward islands?

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Leeward

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Windward Islands (5 + 2)

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Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, plus Trinidad & Tobago; Barbados

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How many islands and islets in the Grenadines?

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600

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The Grenadines are administratively part of (dependency of)….

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the northern are with Saint Vincent, the southern with Grenada

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Haiti + Dominican Republic = ?

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Hispaniola

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St. Martin -> where, what

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North, French

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What are the 13 independent countries in Caribbean?

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Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and Grenadines

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Territories of Netherlands

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Sint Maartin, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire

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When is the hurricane season and where does it affect most?

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July to Oct; windward islands

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Islands colonized by France:

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Haiti, Saint Martin, Guadeloupe, Martinique

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Who are most drawn to the Cayman Islands?

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Divers and snorkellers

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Cayman Islands capital

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George Town (Grand Cayman)

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Islands colonized by Britain

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Bahamas, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Lucia, Barbados, St. Vincent (French has it too), Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago

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What is the Eastern most island?

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Barbados

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Curacao’s capital

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Willlemstad

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Islands colonized by Spain

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Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

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Haiti’s capital

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Port-au-Prince

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What make up the Greater Antilles?
Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
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What two areas define the Lesser Antilles?
Windward Islands and Leeward Islands
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The Windward Islands are _______ of the Leeward Islands?
South
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Guadeloupe's capital
Pointe-a-Pitre
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Cuba's capital
Havana
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BVI's captial
Road Town, Tortola
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Saint Martin's capital
Marigot
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What make up the Cayman Islands?
Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac
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Bahama's capital and other key locations?
Nassua (capital), Freeport, New Providence
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Martinique's capital
Fort-de-France
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Aruba's capital
Oranjestad
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What and where is the highest mountain in Caribbean?
Pico Duarte, Dominican Republic
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Saint Lucia's capital
Castries
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Trinidad & Tabago's capital
Port-au-Spain
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Dominica's capital
Roseau
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Roseau is the capital of...
Dominica
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Castries is the capital of...
Saint Lucia's
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Port-au-Spain is the capital of...
Trinidad & Tobago
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Organjestad is the capital of...
Aruba
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Fort-de-France is the capital of....
Martinique
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Nassua is the capital of...
Bahamas
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Pointe-a-Pitre is the capital of...
Guadeloupe
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Road Town, Tortola is the capital of...
BVIs
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Charlotte Amelie is the capital of (and on what island)...
USVI, St. Thomas
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Bermuda's capital
Hamilton
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Hamilton is capital of
Bermuda
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USVI capital
Charlotte Amelie
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Puerto Rico's capital
San Juan
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When / where Christopher Columbus born?
1451, Genoa, Italy
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Dominica Republic's capital
Santo Domingo
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Primary settlers of West Indies
Denmark, Netherlands, Britain, France, Spain, Portugal
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Antigua & Barbuda's capital
St. john's
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Sint Maarten's capital
Phillipsburg
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Phillipsburg is the capital of...
Sint Maarten
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St. John's is the capital of...
Antigua & Barbuda
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Barbados' capital...
Bridgetown
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Bridgetown is the capital of...
Barbados
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Grenada's capital is...
St. George's
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St. George's is the capital of
Grenada
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Slaves were generally dropped off in...
Cuba and Haiti
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Columbus' tomb?
Havana or Santo Domingo
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Poorest Caribbean country?
Haiti
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Bonaire's capital is...
Kralendijk
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Most experts believe Columbus first landed in the New World at ______________ in the Bahamas.
San Salvador island
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Saint Kitts & Nevis capital is...
Basseterre
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Basseterre is the capital of...
Saint Kitts & Nevis
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What were the Caribbean Islands once called?
The West Indies
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Time frame of the Triangular Trade
1531 to 1865
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Jamaica's capital is...
Kingston
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Montego Bay is in...
Jamaica
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Kingston is the capital of...
Jamaica
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What are the 13 independent countries in Caribbean?
Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and Grenadines
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When is the hurricane season and where does it affect most?
July to Oct; windward islands
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Turks & Caicos capital is...
Cockburn Town
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Cockburn Town is the capital of...
Turks & Caicos
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Where are the Turks & Caicos islands?
Lower end of Bahama chain, north of Hispaniola
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How many islands make up Turks & Caicos?
40
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Where are the Dry Tortugas
West of Key West
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Where is Marquesas Key
Between Key West and the Dry Tortugas
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What is the Rebecca Shoal
Dangerous shallow water between Dry Tortugas and the Marquesas Key

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