(Aquatic Terrain) Caribbean Sea

(Aquatic Terrain) Caribbean Sea

Caribbean Sea
Map of Florida and the Caribbean from 1594

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and south west, to the north by the Greater Antilles starting with Cuba, to the east by the Lesser Antilles, and to the south by the north coast of South America.

The entire area of the Caribbean Sea, the numerous islands of the West Indies, and adjacent coasts, are collectively known as the Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea is one of the largest seas. The sea’s deepest point is the Cayman Trough..

The Caribbean Sea has the world’s second biggest barrier reef, the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. It runs along the coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.[

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