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THE CARIBBEAN
The Caribbean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean between the West Indies and Central and South America. It is about 1,700 miles (2,740 kilometers) long from west to east and between 500 and 800 miles (800 and 1,300 kilometers) wide from north to south. Its greatest depth is 24,720 feet (7,535 meters).
The widest entrance is the Yucatan Channel, between Mexico and Cuba. Ships sail the Caribbean carrying sugar from the West Indies; petroleum from Venezuela and Colombia; coffee from Colombia, Costa Rica, and Guatemala; and bananas from Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, and El Salvador.
The United States has military bases in Panama and Puerto Rico. In the 1500's and 1600's, many pirates and privateers sailed the Caribbean, plundering cargo ships on the Spanish Main.
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