The Caribbean is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. The region has more than 700 islands, islets, reefs, and cays, and is situated largely on the Caribbean Plate. Island arcs delineate the northern and eastern edges of the Caribbean Sea: the Greater Antilles in the north and the Lesser Antilles, which includes the Leeward Antilles, in the east and south. The nearby Lucayan Archipelago, comprising The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, is considered to be a part of the Caribbean despite not bordering the Caribbean Sea. All the islands in the Antilles plus the Lucayan Archipelago form the West Indies, which is often interchangeable with the term Caribbean. Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname are often included as parts of the Caribbean due to their political and cultural ties with the region.
Here is a list of some of the islands in the Caribbean, according to, , and:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Netherlands Antilles
- Puerto Rico
- St. Barts
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Martin
- St. Vincent
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos
Note that this is not an exhaustive list, and there are many more islands in the Caribbean.
