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Q200
how many pounds is a ton?
Ton
This could contain a volume between 210 and 256 gallons (800 to 1000 L), which could weigh around 2,000 pounds (900 kg) and occupy some of space.
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Q200
how many pounds is a ton?
Ton
In the United Kingdom the ton is defined as ( avoirdupois pounds ).
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Q200
how many pounds is a ton?
Ton
From 1965 the UK embarked upon a programme of metrication and gradually introduced metric units, including the tonne (metric ton), a non-SI metric unit defined as 1000 kg.
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Q200
how many pounds is a ton?
Ton
The UK Weights and Measures Act 1985 explicitly excluded from use for trade many units and terms, including the ton and the term "metric ton" for "tonne"
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Q200
how many pounds is a ton?
Ton
In the United States and formerly Canada a ton is defined to be .
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Q200
how many pounds is a ton?
Ton
Where confusion is possible, the 2240 lb ton is called " long ton " and the 2000 lb ton " short ton "; the tonne is distinguished by its spelling, but usually pronounced the same as ton, hence the US term "metric ton".
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Q200
how many pounds is a ton?
Ton
In the UK the final "e" of "tonne" can also be pronounced (/ˈtʌnɪ/), or "metric ton" when it is necessary to make the distinction.
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Q200
how many pounds is a ton?
Ton
Where accuracy is required the correct term must be used, but for many purposes this is not necessary: the metric and long tons differ by only 1.6%, and the short ton is within 11% of both.
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Q200
how many pounds is a ton?
Ton
The ton is the heaviest unit of weight referred to in colloquial speech.
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how many pounds is a ton?
Ton
The term "ton" is also used to refer to a number of units of volume , ranging from in capacity.
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Q200
how many pounds is a ton?
Ton
It can also be used as a unit of energy , expressed as an equivalent of coal burnt, TNT detonated, or in refrigeration, ice melted.
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Q200
how many pounds is a ton?
Ton
In Britain, ton is used in slang in several contexts to mean "100".
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how many pounds is a ton?
Ton
As a cost or a speed, a ton is widely understood to be £100 or 100 mph.
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Q201
how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup () is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff winner after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals .
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how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
Originally commissioned in 1892 as the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, the trophy is named for Lord Stanley of Preston , then- Governor General of Canada , who awarded it to Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club, which the entire Stanley family supported, with the sons and daughters playing and promoting the game.
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Q201
how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
The first Cup was awarded in 1893 to Montreal HC .
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how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
In 1915, the two professional ice hockey organizations, the National Hockey Association (NHA) and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), reached a gentlemen's agreement in which their respective champions would face each other for the Stanley Cup.
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Q201
how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
After a series of league mergers and folds, the Stanley "Presentation Cup" was established as the de facto championship trophy of the NHL in 1926 and then the de jure NHL championship prize in 1947.
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Q201
how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
There are actually three Stanley Cups : the original bowl of the "Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup", the authenticated "Presentation Cup", and the "Replica Cup" at the Hall of Fame.
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Q201
how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
The NHL has maintained effective control over both the trophy itself and its associated trademarks.
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how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
Nevertheless, the NHL does not actually own the trophy, but instead uses it by agreement with the two Trustees of the Cup.
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how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
The NHL has registered trademarks associated with the name and likeness of the Stanley Cup, although the league's right to outright own trademarks associated with a trophy it does not own has been disputed by some legal experts.
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Q201
how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
Unlike the trophies awarded by the other three major professional sports leagues of North America, a new Stanley Cup is not made each year; winners keep it until a new champion is crowned.
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how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
It is unusual among trophies, in that it has the names of all of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved on its chalice .
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Q201
how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
Initially, a new band added each year caused the trophy to grow in size, earning the nickname "Stovepipe Cup".
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Q201
how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
In 1958 the modern one-piece Cup was designed with a five-band barrel which could contain 13 winning teams per band.
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how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
To avoid the Stanley Cup from growing, when the bottom band is full, the oldest band is removed and preserved in the Hockey Hall of Fame, and a new blank band added to the bottom.
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Q201
how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously (chiefly by sportswriters) as Lord Stanley's Mug.
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how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is surrounded by numerous legends and traditions , the oldest of which is the celebratory drinking of champagne out of the cup by the winning team.
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how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
The original bowl was made of silver and is 18.5 centimetres (7.28 inches) in height and 29 centimetres (11.42 inches) in diameter.
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Q201
how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
The current Stanley Cup, topped with a copy of the original bowl, is made of a silver and nickel alloy ; it has a height of 89.54 centimetres (35.25 inches) and weighs 15.5 kilograms (34.5 lb / 2 st 61⁄2 lb).
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Q201
how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
Since the 1914–15 season, the Cup has been won a combined 94 times by 18 active NHL teams and five defunct teams.
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how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
Prior to that, the challenge cup was held by nine different teams.
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how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
The Montreal Canadiens have won the Cup a record 24 times and are currently the last Canadian-based team in the NHL to win the cup after winning it in 1993 .
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how many series in hockey before the stanley cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup was not awarded in 1919 because of a Spanish flu epidemic , and in 2005 , as a consequence of the NHL lockout .
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Q203
how do pineapples grow
Pineapple
The Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, and the most economically significant plant in the Bromeliaceae family.
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Q203
how do pineapples grow
Pineapple
Pineapples may be cultivated from a crown cutting of the fruit, possibly flowering in 20–24 months and fruiting in the following six months.
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Q203
how do pineapples grow
Pineapple
Pineapple does not ripen significantly post-harvest.
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how do pineapples grow
Pineapple
Pineapples are consumed fresh, cooked, juiced, and preserved, and are found in a wide array of cuisines .
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how do pineapples grow
Pineapple
In addition to consumption, in the Philippines the pineapple's leaves are used to produce the textile fiber piña - employed as a component of wall paper and furnishings, amongst other uses.
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Q204
how many bytes in an unsigned int c++
Integer (computer science)
In computer science, an integer is a datum of integral data type, a data type which represents some finite subset of the mathematical integers .
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Q204
how many bytes in an unsigned int c++
Integer (computer science)
Integral data types may be of different sizes and may or may not be allowed to contain negative values.
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Q204
how many bytes in an unsigned int c++
Integer (computer science)
Integers are commonly represented in a computer as a group of binary digits.
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Q204
how many bytes in an unsigned int c++
Integer (computer science)
The size of the grouping varies so the set of integer sizes available varies between different types of computers.
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Q204
how many bytes in an unsigned int c++
Integer (computer science)
Computer hardware nearly always provides a way to represent a processor register or memory address as an integer.
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Q206
how much does it cost to set up hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
The Gordon Dam in Tasmania is a large hydro facility, with an installed capacity of .
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Q206
how much does it cost to set up hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower ; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water.
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Q206
how much does it cost to set up hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
It is the most widely used form of renewable energy , accounting for 16 percent of global electricity generation – 3,427 terawatt-hours of electricity production in 2010, and is expected to increase about 3.1% each year for the next 25 years.
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Q206
how much does it cost to set up hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
Hydropower is produced in 150 countries, with the Asia-Pacific region generating 32 percent of global hydropower in 2010.
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Q206
how much does it cost to set up hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
China is the largest hydroelectricity producer, with 721 terawatt-hours of production in 2010, representing around 17 percent of domestic electricity use.
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Q206
how much does it cost to set up hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
There are now three hydroelectricity plants larger than 10 GW: the Three Gorges Dam in China, Itaipu Dam across the Brazil/Paraguay border, and Guri Dam in Venezuela.
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Q206
how much does it cost to set up hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
The cost of hydroelectricity is relatively low, making it a competitive source of renewable electricity.
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how much does it cost to set up hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
The average cost of electricity from a hydro plant larger than 10 megawatts is 3 to 5 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour.
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how much does it cost to set up hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
Hydro is also a flexible source of electricity since plants can be ramped up and down very quickly to adapt to changing energy demands.
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how much does it cost to set up hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
However, damming interrupts the flow of rivers and can harm local ecosystems, and building large dams and reservoirs often involves displacing people and wildlife.
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how much does it cost to set up hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
Once a hydroelectric complex is constructed, the project produces no direct waste, and has a considerably lower output level of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide () than fossil fuel powered energy plants.
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Q207
what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Wine boy at a Greek symposium
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
The history of wine spans thousands of years and is closely intertwined with the history of agriculture , cuisine , civilization and humanity itself.
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Archaeological evidence suggests that the earliest known wine production occurred in what is now the country of Georgia around 7000 BCE, with other notable sites in Greater Iran dated 4500 BCE and Armenia 4100 BCE, respectively.
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
The world's oldest known winery (dated to 3000 BCE) was discovered in Areni-1 cave in a mountainous area of Armenia .
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Increasingly clear archaeological evidence indicates that domestication of the grapevine took place during the Early Bronze Age in the Near East , Sumer and Egypt from around the third millennium BCE.
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Evidence of the earliest wine production in Balkans has been uncovered at archaeological sites in northern Greece ( Macedonia ), dated to 4500 BC.
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
These same sites also contain remnants of the world's earliest evidence of crushed grapes.
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
In Egypt , wine became a part of recorded history, playing an important role in ancient ceremonial life .
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Traces of wild wine dating from the second and first millennia BCE have also been found in China.
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Moroccan wine Kasher label 1930
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
The Jewish tradition and use of kosher wine is dating back to biblical times .
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
The long history of the use and production of wine throughout ancient Israel is backed up by archeological evidence.
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Within the Jewish diaspora communities all around the globe, the traditional and religious use of kosher wine continued to this day.
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Wine, linked in myth to Dionysus / Bacchus , was common in ancient Greece and Rome , and many of today's major wine-producing regions of Western Europe were established with Phoenician and, later, Roman plantations.
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Winemaking technology improved considerably during the time of the Roman Empire : many grape varieties and cultivation techniques were known; the design of the wine press advanced; and barrels were developed for storing and shipping wine.
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Rashi , a medieval French rabbi and called the "father" of all commentaries that followed on the Talmud and the Tanakh, earned his living as a vintner .
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Following the decline of Rome and its industrial-scale wine production for export, the Christian Church in medieval Europe also became a firm supporter of wine, necessary for celebration of the Catholic Mass. Whereas wine was forbidden in medieval Islamic cultures, its use in Christian libation was widely tolerated.
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Geber and other Muslim chemists pioneered the distillation of wine for Islamic medicinal and industrial purposes such as perfume .
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Wine production gradually increased, with consumption burgeoning from the 15th century onwards.
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what country did wine originate in
History of wine
Wine production survived the devastating Phylloxera louse of 1887 and eventually spread to numerous regions throughout the world.
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Q208
how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
Districts of West Bengal
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
The Indian state of West Bengal borders with Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Indian states of Bihar , Jharkhand , Odisha , Assam and Sikkim .
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
The Himalayas lies in the north of the state and the Bay of Bengal is at the south.
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
In between them, the river Ganges flows eastwards and its main distributary , the Hooghly River , flows south to reach the Bay of Bengal.
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
The Siliguri Corridor , which connects North-East India with rest of the India, lies in the North Bengal region of the state.
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
Geographically, West Bengal is divided into a variety of regions— Darjeeling Himalayan hill region , Terai and Doors region, North Bengal plains , Rarh region , Western plateau and high lands , coastal plains, Sunderbans and the Ganges Delta .
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
In 1947, when India gained independence, the state of West Bengal was formed with 14 districts, as per partition plan of the then Bengal province of British India .
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
The former princely state Koch Bihar joined as a district in 1950, and the former French enclave Chandannagore joined as part of the Hooghly district in 1954.
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 led to addition of Purulia district to the state and to enlargement of West Dinajpur district.
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
Later, larger districts such as West Dinajpur, 24 Parganas and Midnapore were bifurcated.
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
West Bengal is now divided into nineteen districts under three divisions.
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
Districts are administered by District Magistrates, and divisions are administered by Divisional Commissioners.
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
Kolkata , the capital of the state, constitutes the Kolkata district .
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
Other districts are further divided into administrative units such as subdivisions and blocks, administered by SDO and BDO, respectively.
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
The Panchayati Raj has a three-tier structure in the state.
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
The atomic unit is called a Gram Panchayat , which is the Panchayat organization for a collection of villages.
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how many district are in west bengal
List of districts of West Bengal
The block-level organizations are called Panchayat Samiti, and the district-level organizations are named Zilla Parishad.
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Q209
what caribbean island is part of France?
Caribbean
The Caribbean ( or ; ; ; or more commonly Antilles) is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea , its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean), and the surrounding coasts.
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Q209
what caribbean island is part of France?
Caribbean
The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America , and north of South America .
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Q209
what caribbean island is part of France?
Caribbean
Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate , the region comprises more than 700 islands, islets , reefs , and cays .
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Q209
what caribbean island is part of France?
Caribbean
(See the list .)
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Q209
what caribbean island is part of France?
Caribbean
These islands generally form island arcs that delineate the eastern and northern edges of the Caribbean Sea.
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Q209
what caribbean island is part of France?
Caribbean
The Caribbean islands, consisting of the Greater Antilles on the north and the Lesser Antilles on the south and east (including the Leeward Antilles ), are part of the somewhat larger West Indies grouping, which also includes the Lucayan Archipelago (comprising the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands ) north of the Greater Antilles and Caribbean Sea.
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