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West Indies (ANTILLES from Florida)

or the ANTILLES, from Florida to the shores of Venezuela.

It is divided into the Bahamas, the group stretching from near the coast of Florida from Florida to the shores of Venezuela. comprising the four largest islands of the group, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica; and the Lesser Antilles, stretching like a great bow, with its coniti, Porto Rico, and vexity toward the E., from Porto Rico to Trinidad, near the coast of Venezuela. the torrid zone.

Almost the whole archipelago lies within exceed 95,000 square miles, of which the The total area does not Almost the whole archipelago lies within square miles. The climate is extreme-