What is Caribbean Sea?
{{nosources|date=April 2011}} [[File:Central america (cia).png|thumb|300px|right|Caribbean Sea]] The '''Caribbean Sea''' is a [[tropics|tropical]] [[sea]] in the center of the [[Caribbean]] area. The body of [[water]] is part of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The sea is [[southeast]] of the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. This entire sea covers an area of {{convert|2,750,000|sqkm}}. It is bordered by [[Cuba]], [[Hispaniola]] and [[Puerto Rico]] in the north, [[Central America]] in the west and [[South America]] in the south. This sea is also as deep as the [[ocean]]s. Its deepest point is believed to be even lower than 25,220 ft (7,686 m). That makes this point one of the lowest points on the surface of the earth, and the Caribbean Sea one of the deepest seas in the world. The Caribbean Sea has many [[island]]s, which are popular among [[North America]]n [[tourist]]s because of their [[tropical climate]]. The Caribbean Sea is famous around the world as a tourist destination. == History == [[Christopher Columbus]] came across a group of [[island]]s in the Caribbean [[region]]. When he did so, he thought he had reached another part of the world. Because of this, he named the islands the ‘West Indies’. However, later it was realized that he found an entire region. It still had its [[natural resource]]s. The name ‘Caribbean’ was later given to it by the Amerindian tribe, the Caribs. That is how it got its name: the Caribbean Sea. == Other websites == {{commonscat-inline}} {{List of seas}} {{authority control}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Seas of the Atlantic Ocean]]