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The Greater Antilles is a collection of five major Caribbean islands, including Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico, is a United States possession in the West Indies. It consists of the island of Puerto Rico, the smallest and most easterly island of the Greater Antilles, and several smaller islands, including Vieques and Culebra. See more »

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico, is a United States possession in the West Indies. It consists of the island of Puerto Rico, the smallest and most easterly island of the Greater Antilles, and several smaller islands, including Vieques and Culebra.

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Camaguey

Camagüey, Cuba, the capital of the province of Camagüey. It is in the east-central part of the island, 300 miles (480 km) southeast of Havana.

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Cienfuegos

Cienfuegos, Cuba, a city in Las Villas Province. It is on Cienfuegos, or Jagua, Bay on the southern coast of the island, 140 miles (225 km) southeast of Havana.

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Cuba

Cuba, or Republic of Cuba, an island country in the Greater Antilles of the West Indies.

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Geography of Hispaniola

Hispaniola, an island in the West Indies. It lies between Cuba and Puerto Rico. Its western third is occupied by Haiti, the remainder by the Dominican Republic.

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Guantanamo Bay

Guantánamo Bay, a sheltered inlet on the southern coast of Oriente Province, Cuba.

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Haiti

Haiti, or Republic of Haiti, a country occupying the western third of the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies.

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Havana

Havana (Spanish: La Habana, lä ä-vä'nä), Cuba, the national capital. It is the largest city in the West Indies and the economic, cultural, and political center of Cuba.

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Jamaica

Jamaica, an island nation in the West Indies. It is part of the Greater Antilles and lies about 90 miles (145 km) south of Cuba.

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Kingston

Kingston, Jamaica, the capital of the nation. Kingston has an excellent harbor. The city processes and exports coffee, sugarcane, rum, coconuts, and bananas.

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Matanzas

Matanzas, Cuba, the capital of Matanzas province. It is a seaport 50 miles (80 km) east of Havana, on the Yumurí and San Juan rivers.

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Mayaguez

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, a city and seaport. It is 71 miles (114 km) west-southwest of San Juan.

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Ponce

Ponce, Puerto Rico's third largest city, 45 miles (72 km) southwest of San Juan. Ponce is the commercial and manufacturing center for an agricultural area, and is a major port.

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Port-Au-Prince

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the country's capital, largest city, and chief seaport. It is on the Gulf of Gonâve, 155 miles (250 km) west of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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San Juan

San Juan, Puerto Rico, the commonwealth's capital and largest city. It lies on the northeastern coast along the Atlantic Ocean, some 1,025 miles (1,650 km) southeast of Miami.

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Santa Clara

Santa Clara, Cuba, the capital of Villa Clara province. It lies in central Cuba, about 160 miles (257 km) southeast of Havana.

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Santiago

Santiago, or Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, the capital of Santiago province.

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Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba,the capital of Oriente province. It lies in a mountainous area on Cuba's southeastern coast, about 470 miles (756 km) southeast of Havana.

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Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the nation's capital and largest city. It lies on the southern coast along the Caribbean Sea and is the country's political, economic, and cultural center.

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The Antilles

Antilles, a chain of tropical islands, extending in a long arc that separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

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