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British West Indies
​((in)British West Indies)
View from Gorda Peak in the British Virgin Islands
View from Gorda Peak in the British Virgin Islands
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RegionWest Indies

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The British West Indies are overseas territories British located in the Caribbean Sea.

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the UK has long dominated theAtlantic Ocean North and established several settlements there. Nowadays, some islands of West Indies British dependencies still remain.

Sometimes the West Indies which were former British colonies, but which are now independent countries are included in the British West Indies since the English language is dominant there. In addition, several of these join the Commonwealth and recognize the Sovereign of the British Crown as their Head of State. The former British colonies which are now independent include the Bahamas, the Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, the Barbados, the Dominica, the Grenade, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. LUCIA, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. On the continent, the Belize on the east coast ofcentral America and the Guyana on the north coast ofSouth America are also former British territories.

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British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean


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Cayman Islands
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British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Montserrat
Anguilla
in the north of Saint-Martin
Cayman Islands
south of the western part of Cuba, west of the Jamaica
Montserrat
Between Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Guadeloupe, southwest ofAntigua and Barbuda
British Virgin Islands
to the east of Porto Rico


Overseas territories British from Bermuda and Turks and Caicos Islands are sometimes included in the British West Indies since they are located in theAtlantic Ocean North, but they are not technically part of the West Indies and are not located in the Caribbean Sea.

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