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1 Differences in the Caribbean Islands Jacob W RED Updated on April 4, 2011

2 Drawn Map of the Caribbean Region

3 Map of Turks & Caicos

4 Map Of Martinique

5 Map of Haiti

6 Map of Antigua & Barbuda

7 Turks & Caicos Located in the Lucayan Archipelago Made of low islands Highest point is Flamingo Hill at 157 feet Has no minerals or petroleum 3% is arable land Capital is Grand Turk 589 square miles of land

8 Martinique In the Lesser Antilles Is a high island Highest Point is Montagne Pelee at 4,583 feet No minerals or petroleum 10% is arable land Capital is Fort-de-France 683 square miles of land

9 Haiti In the Greater Antilles A continental island Highest point is Chaine de la Selle at 8,793 feet Has gold, bauxite and marble No petroleum 28% is arable land Capital is Port-au-Prince 17,243 square miles of land

10 Timeline of Antigua & Barbuda The Siboney were the first inhabitants in 2400 B.C. The Arawak Indians were inhabitants when Columbus landed there on his second voyage in 1493 Settlements by Spanish and French were succeeded by the English English colony formed in 1667 Slavery established to run the sugar plantations was abolished in 1834 Became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981

11 Sources Geography, The World and Its People. Boehm, Richard and others. Glencoe McGraw-Hill. 2002. The World Factbook- Antigua and Barbuda. Author unknown. Updated on March 16, 2011. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the- world-factbook/geos/ac.html Accessed March 29, 2011 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the- world-factbook/geos/ac.html

12 Sources Continued Martinique. Author unknown. Updated on August 1, 2003. http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact2 003/geos/mb.html. Accessed on March 29, 2011. http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact2 003/geos/mb.html The World Factbook- Haiti. Author unknown. Updated on March 16, 2011. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the- world-factbook/geos/ha.html. Accessed March 29, 2011. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the- world-factbook/geos/ha.html


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