Caribbean Sea

Atlantic's tropical arm

The Caribbean Sea is the body of water bounded by Central America, South America, and the arc of islands stretching from Cuba to Trinidad.

It connects to the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico: cruise ships sailing the Caribbean Sea, The Caribbean Sea is known for its warm, clear waters.

Often shortened to the Caribbean, which also refers to the surrounding islands and cultures.

pirates

buccaneers

Caribbean sea raiders

privateers · corsairs · plunder · doubloons · cutlass · shipwreck · marooned · swashbuckler · smugglers · colonial

coral

reef

Underwater rock or coral formation

staghorn · biodiversity · snorkeling · anemones · parrotfish · ecosystem · calcification · sea-turtle · conch · angelfish

geography

Antilles

Caribbean island arc

Jamaica · Hispaniola · Bahamas · Trinidad · Barbados · Aruba · Curaçao · Grenada · Dominica · Martinique

diving

scuba

Portable underwater breathing gear

underwater · cenote · wetsuit · fins · mask · regulator · divemaster · manta · sea-turtle · shipwreck

tropical

hurricane

Violent tropical windstorm

humidity · cyclone · beaches · mangroves · lagoon · balmy · sultry · equatorial · paradise

azure

turquoise

Blue-green opaque gemstone

sapphire · teal · cobalt · cyan · translucent · shimmering · glassy · iridescent · lagoon · shallows

cruise

liner

Inner protective covering

itinerary · Cozumel · Nassau · embarkation · lido · buffet · island-hopping · catamaran · yacht · captain

Categories
Opposites
geographic location

Caribbean SeaArctic Ocean

Earth's northernmost body of water

Antarctic Ocean · Southern Ocean · Bering Sea · North Sea · Baltic Sea

oceanic basin/hemisphere

Caribbean SeaSouth China Sea

Western Pacific marginal sea

Coral Sea · Tasman Sea · Arabian Sea · Bay of Bengal · Sea of Japan

Family

Caribbean

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G