The Caribbean Sea: Between Which Two Continents?

The Caribbean Sea sits squarely between North America and South America. It is bounded by:

• North: Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico)
• East: Lesser Antilles arc
• South: Coastlines of Colombia, Venezuela, and Panama
• West: Central America (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama)

This strategic position has made the Caribbean a historic crossroads of trade, culture, and colonization for centuries.