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La Romana
(Encyclopedia) La RomanaLa Romanalä rōmänˈä [key], city (1993 pop. 132,834), SE Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Sea. It is the capital and major port of La Romana province. The site of several…Cristóbal
(Encyclopedia) CristóbalCristóbalkrēstōˈbäl [key], town, Colón prov., near the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal, Panama. Cristóbal is located in the former Panama Canal Zone and was the American…Jacmel
(Encyclopedia) JacmelJacmelzhäkˈmĕl [key], city (1989 est. pop. 217,000), S Haiti. About 25 mi (40 km) S of Port-au-Prince, Jacmel is an important port on the Caribbean Sea. The city was heavily…San Pedro de Macorís
(Encyclopedia) San Pedro de MacorísSan Pedro de Macoríssän pāˈᵺrō ᵺā mäkōrēsˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 123,987), SE Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Sea at the mouth of the Higuamo River. It is the…sea
(Encyclopedia) sea, term used as synonymous with ocean, or a subdivision of an ocean (Caribbean Sea, Yellow Sea), or erroneously designating a large salt lake (Caspian Sea, Dead Sea, Aral Sea).Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leonidas
(Encyclopedia) Trujillo Molina, Rafael LeonidasTrujillo Molina, Rafael Leonidasräfäĕlˈ lāōnēˈᵺäs tr&oomacr;hēˈyō mōlēˈnä [key], 1891–1961, president of the Dominican Republic (1930–38, 1942–52).…Îles du Salut
(Encyclopedia) Îles du SalutÎles du Salutēl dü sälüˈ [key] or Safety Islands, small archipelago, off French Guiana in the Caribbean. The best-known of the islands is Devils Island.Montego Bay
(Encyclopedia) Montego BayMontego Baymŏntēˈgō [key], city (1991 pop. 82,002), NW Jamaica. One of the most popular resorts in the Caribbean with highly developed tourism facilities, Montego Bay is…La Guajira
(Encyclopedia) La GuajiraLa Guajiralä gwähēˈrä [key], peninsula, c.100 mi (160 km) long, N Colombia, extending into the Caribbean Sea. Punta Gallinas, at the tip, is the northernmost point of South…Soufrière, volcano, Guadeloupe
(Encyclopedia) SoufrièreSoufrières&oomacr;frēĕrˈ [key], active volcano, 4,813 ft (1,467 m) high, on Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean Sea. Called also La Grande Soufrière, it is the…