British West Indies
The term
British West Indies is sometimes used to refer to the islands in the
Caribbean that are
British Overseas Territories or
colonies which include
Anguilla,
Bermuda,
British Virgin Islands,
Cayman Islands,
Montserrat and the
Turks and Caicos Islands.
Historically, the term
British West Indies was once also extended to many of the former colonies of the
British in the Caribbean region. Those nations which were once known as being a part of the
British West Indies (now known collectively as the
Anglophone Caribbean) include:
Antigua and Barbuda,
The Bahamas,
Barbados,
Dominica,
Grenada,
Jamaica,
Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and
Trinidad and TobagoAlthough the "West Indies" generally refers to the insular Caribbean and The Bahamas, several mainland territories were also include in the group:
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British Honduras*
British Guiana*
Mosquito Coast (whilst it was British, it was then known as the
Miskito Coast).
The two mainland territories British Honduras (
Belize), and British Guiana (
Guyana) also became independent, and have changed their names (either before or upon independence).
The majority of the island territories and states which once made up the entire
British West Indies are now independent nations. After an attempt at a
West Indies Federation to pursue a unified path towards independence, some of the island either remained or reverted to being British colonies. The remaining overseas territories of the
United Kingdom are still titled as
British West Indies.
See also:*
Anglophone Caribbean*
Caribbean
