Geography, asked by sameertikki89181, 1 year ago

Who named the islands in the caribbean sea the west indies and why?

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Answered by kaalipavan

Christopher Columbus named because the Spanish term Antillas applied to the lands, stemming from this, "Sea of the Antilles" became a common alternative name for "Caribbean Sea"

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