Definition of greater antilles Greater antilles
Great•er An•til•les
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| greater antilles - a group of islands in the western West Indies | ||
| antilles a group of islands in the West Indies | ||
| cuba the largest island in the West Indies | ||
| hayti, hispaniola, haiti an island in the West Indies | ||
| commonwealth of puerto rico, porto rico, puerto rico, pr the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean | ||
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- The islands of the Caribbean Sea, collectively known as the West Indies are sorted by size and location into the Bahamas (or Lucayan archipelago), the Lesser Antilles and the Greater Antilles. The Greater Antilles are Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (composed of Haiti on the west side and the Dominican Republic on the east side) and Puerto Rico. The smaller islands in the vicinity of these four major islands are sometimes also treated as part of the group. This includes the smaller islands thst surrounding the main islands, but are still part of the main island country (eg. the Republic of Cuba consists of the island of Cuba and several smaller islands around it). The Cayman Islands are also often included in the Greater Antilles because of their geographical proximiy. The Greater Antilles are made up of continental rock, distinct from the Lesser Antilles, which are mostly young volcanic or coral islands.
