Fun facts about Caribbean Sea
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The name Caribbean derives from the Caribs, one of the region's dominant native people at the time of European contact.
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The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the North Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere, located south of the Gulf of Mexico and southwest of the Sargasso Sea.
From the “History” section
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The Caribbean Sea is estimated to be 160 million to 180 million years old and formed when a horizontal fracture in Pangaea split the supercontinent.
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The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the North Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere, located south of the Gulf of Mexico and southwest of the Sargasso Sea.
From the “Geology” section
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The Caribbean is home to about 9% of the world's coral reefs, covering about 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi).
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The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the North Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere, located south of the Gulf of Mexico and southwest of the Sargasso Sea.
From the “Ecology” section
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The Caribbean region has seen a significant increase in human activity since colonization, contributing to pollution.
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The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the North Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere, located south of the Gulf of Mexico and southwest of the Sargasso Sea.
From the “Economy and human activity” section
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The Caribbean region supports a large tourism industry, with about 12 million people visiting the area each year.
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The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the North Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere, located south of the Gulf of Mexico and southwest of the Sargasso Sea.
From the “Economy and human activity” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: ILA-boy · Public Domain