Islands East of Florida: From the Bahamas to the Lesser Antilles

Florida's Eastern Archipelago

East of Florida lies a chain of islands and island nations stretching from the Bahamas to the Caribbean plate boundary:

Immediate Neighbors (Bahamas Platform)

• Bahamas (700+ islands/cays) — Bimini 80 km (50 mi) east of Miami.
• Turks and Caicos Islands (UK Overseas Territory) — Southeast of Bahamas.

Mid-Atlantic / Northern Caribbean

• Bermuda (UK OT) — 1,030 km (640 mi) ENE of Cape Canaveral; isolated seamount.

Greater Antilles (Large Islands)

• Cayman Islands (UK OT) — South of Cuba.
• Jamaica — Independent.
• Hispaniola: Haiti (west) + Dominican Republic (east).
• Puerto Rico (US Territory).

Lesser Antilles (Volcanic Arc — North to South)

• Virgin Islands: British VI (Tortola, Virgin Gorda) + US VI (St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix).
• Anguilla, St. Martin/Sint Maarten, St. Barts, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts & Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Grenada.
• Barbados (easternmost, separate ridge).
• Trinidad & Tobago (southernmost, continental shelf).