Western Caribbean

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geographical region region tourist region

The Western Caribbean is a region of the Caribbean Sea encompassing popular island destinations and coastal areas in the western part of the basin, known for its beaches, coral reefs, and cruise itineraries.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
western Caribbean Sea	2
Caribbean coast	1
Tropical Western Atlantic marine ecoregion	1
Western Caribbean Sea	1
northwestern Caribbean Sea	1
southwestern Caribbean Sea	1
western Caribbean	1
western Cuba	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ region ⓘ tourist region ⓘ
borderedBy	Central America ⓘ Greater Antilles ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
climateType	tropical monsoon ⓘ tropical wet and dry ⓘ
experiences	hurricane season ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	coral reefs ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ tropical climate ⓘ warm waters ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	cruise industry ⓘ fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasEcosystem	coral reef ecosystems ⓘ mangrove forests ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ
hasPart	Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System ⓘ surface form: Belize Barrier Reef region Cayman Islands ⓘ Cozumel ⓘ Jamaica ⓘ Roatán ⓘ Western Cuba coastal areas ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Yucatán Peninsula coastal areas
hasRecreationalActivity	beach resorts ⓘ scuba diving excursions ⓘ snorkeling tours ⓘ water sports ⓘ
hurricaneSeason	June to November ⓘ
isMajorRouteFor	Caribbean cruises ⓘ
knownFor	beach tourism ⓘ cruise itineraries ⓘ marine biodiversity ⓘ scuba diving ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin Caribbean ⓘ Western Hemisphere ⓘ
partOf	Caribbean Sea ⓘ
popularWith	cruise passengers ⓘ international tourists ⓘ
threatenedBy	coastal development ⓘ coral bleaching ⓘ hurricanes ⓘ overfishing ⓘ sea level rise ⓘ
waterTemperatureRange	approximately 25–30 °C ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlantic coast of North America → ecoregion → Western Caribbean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tropical Western Atlantic marine ecoregion

Atlantic coast → hasPart → Western Caribbean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caribbean coast

Cayman Islands → locatedIn → Western Caribbean ⓘ

Cayman Ridge → locatedIn → Western Caribbean ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Caribbean Sea

Colombian Basin → locatedIn → Western Caribbean ⓘ

this entity surface form: southwestern Caribbean Sea

Grand Cayman → locatedIn → Western Caribbean ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Caribbean Sea

Gulf of Honduras → locatedIn → Western Caribbean ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Caribbean

Yucatán Basin → locatedIn → Western Caribbean ⓘ

this entity surface form: northwestern Caribbean Sea

West Bay → locatedInRegion → Western Caribbean ⓘ

Colombian Basin → partOf → Western Caribbean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Caribbean Sea

Playa Girón → region → Western Caribbean ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Cuba