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Geographic Locations > Americas > Caribbean Region

Preferred term

Caribbean Region  

Type

  • Geographical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Caribbean
  • Caribbean Sea Region
  • West Indies Region

Note

  • general or unspecified for Caribbean Sea, region, islands or population; do not confuse entry term WEST INDIES REGION with WEST INDIES or any of its specific islands

Scope note

  • The area that lies between continental North and South America and comprises the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies, and the adjacent mainland regions of southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela.

History note

  • 94

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017691

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