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Term: West Indies

Comprises groups of over 1,200 islands extending 2,000 miles, located between SE North America & N South America, separating the Caribbean Sea from Atlantic Ocean; most of the islands are volcanic or coral; most formerly were colonies of Britain, the Netherlands, Spain or France; it generally includes the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, & the Bahama Islands.

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West Indies, 1715 - 1800, England
Philadelphia, 1866 - 1902, Bahamas
Jamaica, about 1807 - 1885, Edinburgh
Brooklyn, 1877 - 1962, Trinidad