Answer to Question #265304 in History for Elicia

Question

How far do the West Indies stretch

Answer 1

How Far West Indies Stretch

           The West Indies islands: Bahamas, Greater and Lesser Antilles stretch to the South America mainlands. It stretches around 1200 miles southeastward, then 500 miles to the South and the West along the Coast of Venezuela on S.A's mainland (Cantet et al. 2021).

Reference

Cantet, P., Belmadani, A., Chauvin, F., & Palany, P. (2021). Projections of tropical cyclone rainfall over land with an Eulerian approach: Case study of three islands in the West Indies. International Journal of Climatology, 41, E1164-E1179.