Caribbean island

Antillean geographic feature

A Caribbean island is any of the islands in the Caribbean Sea, stretching from Florida to Venezuela.

The term appears in travel contexts and geography: We're planning a trip to a Caribbean island, Jamaica is the third-largest Caribbean island.

The islands share tropical climate and colonial history but vary widely in culture, language, and political status.

Related

Creole · Calypso · Grenada · Rastafarianism · Jamaica · Cuba · jerk chicken · Dominica · cruise ship · all inclusive · duty free · rum punch · coconut palm · Curaçao · Trinidad · Saint Lucia · Carnival · Patois

Opposites
landform type

Caribbean islandcontinent

Large connected landmass

peninsula · mainland · landmass · continental shelf · isthmus

climate/environment

Caribbean islandpolar ice cap

Frozen mass at poles

frozen wasteland · alpine glacier · Alaskan wilderness

geographic setting

Caribbean islandlandlocked country

State lacking sea access

mountain plateau · Swiss Alps · Gobi Desert

Family

island, Caribbean

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