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Welcome to 'Beyond Paradise', the fanlisting for all the islands of the Caribbean. It is such a pleasure to bring this awesome fanlisting to you. |
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What is a fanlisting? A fanlisting is a website that devotes itself to a certain subject matter (TV show, actor/ actress, characters, etc.) and asks others from all over to join in and show the world that they're a fan, too! |
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About the Caribbean... The Caribbean is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north and west of South America. Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate, the area comprises more than 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cays. The West Indies consist of the Antilles, divided into the larger Greater Antilles which bound the sea on the north and the Lesser Antilles on the south and east (including the Leeward Antilles), and the Bahamas. Bermuda lies much further to the north in the Atlantic Ocean and is in the West Indies. Geopolitically, the West Indies are usually reckoned as a subregion of North America and are organised into 28 territories including sovereign states, overseas departments, and dependencies. At one time, there was a short-lived country called the Federation of the West Indies composed of ten English-speaking Caribbean territories. The name "Caribbean" is named after the Caribs, one of the dominant Amerindian groups in the region at the time of European contact during the late 15th century. The analogous "West Indies" originates from Christopher Columbus' idea that he had landed in the Indies (then meaning all of south and east Asia) when he had actually reached the Americas. The Spanish term Antillas was commonly assigned to the newly discovered lands; stemming from this, "Sea of the Antilles" is a common alternate name for the Caribbean Sea in various European languages. In the English-speaking Caribbean, someone from the Caribbean is usually referred to as a "West Indian", although the rather cumbersome phrase "Caribbean person" is sometimes used. The use of the words "Caribbean" and "Caribbeans" to refer to a West Indian or West Indians is largely unknown in the English-speaking Caribbean. Spanish-speaking Caribbeans do not like to be called Hispanics or Latins due to the significant differences to the South and Central American countries. Spanish-speaking Caribbeans not only have different native origins but they also have different history, Spanish dialect, culture, traditions, food, moral and religious beliefs. They usually relate to Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries, specifically Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Cuba due to similar culture, history and Spanish dialect. The geography and climate in the Caribbean region varies from one place to another. Some islands in the region have relatively flat terrain of non-volcanic origin. Such islands include Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, the Cayman Islands or Anguilla. Others possess rugged towering mountain-ranges like the islands of Cuba, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia and Trinidad. The climate of the region mainly ranges between sub-tropical to tropical and depends a great deal upon location in proximity to the tradewinds from the Atlantic. The Tradewinds blow towards the Eastern Caribbean islands heading northwest up the chain of Windward islands. When the tradewinds arrive close to the island of Cuba they tend to be overcome by other minor jet streams across the Caribbean region. In the waters of the Caribbean Sea, the region can be found migratory large schools of fish, turtles and coral reef formations. The Puerto Rico trench located on the fringe of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea just to the north of the island of Puerto Rico is said to be the deepest point in the entire Atlantic Ocean. In the majority of cases hurricanes which at times batter the region usually strike northwards of Grenada, and to the West of Barbados. The principal hurricane belt arcs to northwest of the island of Barbados in the Eastern Caribbean. Present day Caribbean islands include: Anguilla (British dependency) Antigua and Barbuda Aruba (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) Bahamas Barbados British Virgin Islands (British dependency, shares the Virgin Islands with the U.S. Virgin Islands.) Cayman Islands (British dependency) Cuba Dominica Grenada (shares the Grenadines group with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) Guadeloupe (overseas department of France) Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Martinique (overseas department of France) Montserrat (British dependency) Netherlands Antilles (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) Puerto Rico Saint Barthelemy (also Saint Barts) Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin (part of the island Saint Martin shared with the Netherlands Antilles). Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (shares the Grenadines group with Grenada) Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands (British dependency) United States Virgin Islands (U.S. territory, shares the Virgin Islands with the British Virgin Islands) |
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About The Webmaster My name is Amanda and I live in Brooklyn, NY. I am currently the owner of several websites, several fanlistings and namelistings and 3 forums. To date, I've visited 10 caribbean islands, including St. Thomas, Dominica, Puerto Rico, Barbados & Antigua. You can reach me anytime at Sel416331@aol.com and on AIM. All images, html, and codes are the property of me! Please visit the credits page for more info on those who helped out. |