List of Caribbean-related topics
This is a outline of topics related to the Caribbean region. Links to outlines and indexes of countries in the Caribbean region are also provided. The Caribbean (/ˌkærɪˈbiːən, kəˈrɪbiən/, locally /ˈkærɪbiæn/;[1] Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbes; Haitian Creole: Karayib; also Antillean Creole: Kawayib; Dutch: Caraïben; Papiamento: Karibe) is a region of the Americas that comprises the Caribbean Sea, its surrounding coasts, and its islands (some of which lie within the Caribbean Sea[2] and some of which lie on the edge of the Caribbean Sea where it borders the North Atlantic Ocean).[3] The region lies southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and of the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.
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Caribbean topic outline
History
History of the Caribbean and West Indies:
- Spanish Caribbean (1492–1898)
- Piracy in the Caribbean (1500s–1830)
- Dutch Caribbean (1554–1863)
- British Caribbean (1586–1834)
- French Caribbean (1625–1817)
- Baltic-German Caribbean (1654-1689)
- Danish Caribbean (1672–1917)
- German Caribbean (1685-1693)
- Swedish Caribbean (1784–1878)
- History of the British West Indies
- Amelioration Act 1798
- Bishoprics, etc., in West Indies Act 1842
- British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939
- Battle of the Caribbean (1941-1945, World War II)
Historic topics:
- Afro-Caribbean
- Atlantic triangular slave-trade
- Caribbean Court of Justice
- Emancipation of the British West Indies
- Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas
- German interest in the Caribbean
- Good Neighbor policy
- Impact of hurricanes on Caribbean history
- Influx of diseases
- Malaria
- COVID-19
- Monroe Doctrine
- Partnership for Prosperity and Security in the Caribbean
- Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact theories
- Territorial evolution
- Third Border Initiative
- West Indian Brigade
- West India Regiment
Geography and Geology
- Antilles
- Caribbean Basin
- Caribbean Lowlands
- Caribbean Plate
- Caribbean Sea
- Caribbean South America
- Gulf of Honduras
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Southern Caribbean
- Western Caribbean zone
Geographic and geologic topics:
- Bioregion
- Caribbean Initiative
- Mammals
- Caribbean monk seal
- List of bats of the Caribbean by island
- List of eulipotyphlans of the Caribbean
- Pilosans of the Caribbean
- Rodents of the Caribbean
- Sealife
- Caribbean hermit crab
- Caribbean Queen Conch
- Caribbean reef octopus
- Caribbean reef shark
- Caribbean sculptured sea catfish
- West Indian manatee
- Trees
- Caribbean large igneous province
- Earthquakes
- Extreme points
- Islands (by area)
- Metropolitan areas
- Mountains
- Rivers
- Ultras
- Sovereign states
- Dependent territories
- World Heritage Sites
Politics
Politics of the Caribbean region:
- Afro-Caribbean leftism
- Association of Caribbean States
- Caribbean Community
- Caribbean Legion
- CARIFORUM
- Coat of arms of the British Windward Islands
- Foreign relations
- Canada–Caribbean relations
- Caribbean–China relations
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
- Pan-Caribbean Congress
- West Indies Federation
- West Indies Associated States
- Governor-General of the West Indies Federation
- West Indies Democratic Labour Party
- Democratic Labour Party (West Indies Federation)
- West Indies Federal Labour Party
Economy
- Airlines
- Caribbean Airline Pilots Association
- Airports
- Anchor coinage
- Caribbean Basin Trade and Partnership Act
- Caribbean Basin Initiative
- Caribbean Basin Trade and Partnership Act
- Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act
- Caribbean Regional Maritime Agreement
- Currencies of the British West Indies
- Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (Barbados)
- Caribbean Cinemas
- Caribbean Development Bank
- Caribbean Free Trade Association
- Central banks and currencies
- Citrus industry
- Companies
- Fishing industry
- Grog
- Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association
- Hotels in the Caribbean
- Postage stamps and postal history of the Leeward Islands
- Rum producers
- Stock exchanges in the Americas
- Sugar plantations
- Cuban sugar economy
- Sugar production in the Danish West Indies
- Tourism
Demographics
- Languages
- List of populated places in the Caribbean
- Countries by population
- Religions
Culture
- Actors
- Architecture
- Antonin Nechodoma (Prairie style)
- Art
- Art schools
- The Caribbean Artists Movement
- Caribbean Festival of Arts
- English Caribbean arts
- Dutch Caribbean arts
- French Caribbean arts
- Spanish-Caribbean Arts
- Artists
- Caribbean people
- Afro-Caribbean people
- Asian Caribbean
- British African-Caribbean people
- British Indo-Caribbean people
- Caribbean Brazilians
- Caribbean region of Colombia
- Creole people of the Caribbean
- Eastern Caribbean people
- Indo-Caribbean
- West Indian
- White Caribbean
- Women in the Caribbean
- Carnivals
- Crafts
- Paper craft
- Periagua (dugout)
- Cuisine
- Dancers
- Ring shout
- Feminism in the Caribbean
- Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action
- Film
- Cinema of the Caribbean
- List of Caribbean films
- Literature
- Caribbean folklore
- Caribbean Voices
- Small Axe Project
- Music
- Calypso music
- Concert Halls
- Folk music
- Lesser Antilles music
- Musicians
- Painting
- Picong (banter)
- Poetry
- Quadrille dress
- Radio stations
- Scout Jamboree
- Sculptors
- Sport
- British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Caribbean Football Union
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics
- Cricket in the West Indies
- West Indian cricket team
- West Indies women's cricket team
- West Indies national football team
- West Indies national rugby league team
- Stadiums
- Television stations
- Caribbean's Next Top Model
- ESPN Caribbean
- Tempo Networks
- Theatre
- Universities and educational associations
- Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries
- American University of the Caribbean (Sint Maarten)
- Caribbean Philosophical Association
- Caribbean University (Puerto Rico)
- International University of the Caribbean
- Medical schools
- Caribbean Medical University
- University of the Southern Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago)
- University of the West Indies
Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean
- List of Caribbean indigenous peoples
- Taíno (Indigenous peoples of the Bahamas)
- List of Taínos
- Taino archaeology
- Arawak
- Kalinago (Carib people)
- Indigenous Caribbean Visual Arts
- Indigenous Caribbean people
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Indigenous Names of the Eastern Caribbean islands
Related topics
Other general topics about or relating to the Caribbean not included above:
- Caribbean South America (Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guiannas)
- Bocas del Toro Creole (Panama)
- European colonization of the Americas
- Exploration by Christopher Columbus
- First wave of European colonization
- History of colonialism
- Miskito Coastal Creole (Nicaraugua)
- San Andrés-Providencia Creole (Colombia)
- Territories of the United States (including those in the Caribbean)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Countries and territories in the Caribbean region
Country/territory | Outline | Index |
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Outline of Anguilla | Index of Anguilla-related articles |
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Outline of Antigua and Barbuda | Index of Antigua and Barbuda–related articles |
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Outline of Aruba | Index of Aruba-related articles |
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Outline of the Bahamas | Index of the Bahamas-related articles |
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Outline of Barbados | Index of Barbados-related articles |
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Outline of Belize | Index of Belize-related articles |
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Outline of British Virgin Islands | Index of British Virgin Islands-related articles |
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Outline of Cayman Islands | Index of Cayman Islands–related articles |
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Outline of Cuba | Index of Cuba-related articles |
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Outline of Curaçao | Index of Curaçao-related articles |
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Outline of Dominica | Index of Dominica-related articles |
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Outline of Dominican Republic | Index of Dominican Republic–related articles |
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Outline of Grenada | Index of Grenada-related articles |
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Outline of Guadeloupe | Index of Guadeloupe-related articles |
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Outline of Haiti | Index of Haiti-related articles |
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Outline of Jamaica | Index of Jamaica-related articles |
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Outline of Martinique | Index of Martinique-related articles |
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Outline of Montserrat | Index of Montserrat-related articles |
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Outline of Navassa Island | Index of Navassa Island-related articles |
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Outline of Puerto Rico | Index of Puerto Rico–related articles |
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Outline of Saint Barthélemy | Index of Saint Barthélemy–related articles |
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Outline of Saint Kitts and Nevis | Index of Saint Kitts and Nevis–related articles |
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Outline of Saint Lucia | Index of Saint Lucia–related articles |
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Outline of Saint Martin | Index of Saint Martin–related articles |
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Outline of the Netherlands Antilles | Index of the Netherlands Antilles–related articles |
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Outline of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Index of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–related articles |
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Outline of Trinidad and Tobago | Index of Trinidad and Tobago–related articles |
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Outline of Turks and Caicos Islands | Index of Turks and Caicos Islands–related articles |
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Outline of United States Virgin Islands | Index of United States Virgin Islands–related articles |
Continental nations surrounding the Caribbean Sea include:
See also
- fr:Caraïbes
- es:Caribe (región)
- All pages with titles beginning with Caribbean
- All pages with titles containing Caribbean
- Anglo-America
- Latin American culture
- Latin America
- Index of Central America-related articles
- Lists of country-related topics
- Outline of North America
- Outline of South America
References
- Allsopp, Richard; Allsopp, Jeannette (2003). Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage. University of the West Indies Press. p. 136–. ISBN 978-976-640-145-0.
- Engerman, Stanley L. (2000). "A Population History of the Caribbean". In Haines, Michael R.; Steckel, Richard Hall (eds.). A Population History of North America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 483–528. ISBN 978-0-521-49666-7. OCLC 41118518.
- Hillman, Richard S.; D'Agostino, Thomas J., eds. (2003). Understanding the contemporary Caribbean. London, UK: Lynne Rienner. ISBN 978-1588266637. OCLC 300280211.