Title: 10 Facts About The Caribbean Region | Caribbean & Co.
Headings: 10 Facts About The Caribbean Region
10 Facts About The Caribbean Region
1. Origin of Caribbean Name
2. Caribbean Geography
3. Beyond Caribbean Geography
4. Independent vs. Dependent Rule
5. Caribbean Population
6. Caribbean Ethnicities & Culture
7. Caribbean or West Indies
8. Languages Spoken in the Caribbean
9. Biodiversity of the Caribbean Region
10. Caribbean Tourism
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Content: This island San Salvador was originally named Guanahani by the native Lucayan inhabitants. To commemorate this first landing by Christopher Columbus, there is a simple white cross on Long Bay Beach in San Salvador, The Bahamas. Bahamas: A simple white cross in Long Bay to commemorate the first Caribbean land sighted by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage in 1942. Photo Credit: © Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. 2. Caribbean Geography
The Caribbean region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland and measures around 1,000 miles from north to south and over 2,500 miles from east to west. Much of it is an ocean and the Caribbean region includes about 700 islands, islets, reefs, and cays in and surrounding the Caribbean Sea. Across the Caribbean region, there is diverse topography including coral reefs, mountains, tropical forests, low-lying plantations, valleys, waterfalls, and volcanoes.