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APPENDICES Appendix A. Islands of the West Indies A.I. Greater Antilles APPENDICES Appendix A. Islands of the West Indies Caribbean: The Charibee; French : La Mer des Caraibes; Spanish : Mare de las Antillas West Indies: French: Les Antilles; Spanish: Las Antillas; German: Westindischen Inseln Greater Antilles : French: Les Grandes Antilles; Spanish : Antillas Mayores; German: Die Große ren Antillen Lesser Antilles: French: Les Petites Antilles; Spanish: Antillas Manores; German : Die Kleineren Antillen Leeward Islands : French: Les lles Sous-le-Vent; Spanish: Islas de Sotavento Wind ward Islands: French: Les lles Sur-le-Vent; Spanish: Islas de Barlovento The left column contains the islands and in brackets with some of their smaller islands. The right column lists the country or political association. Arehaie or alternate names found in the sources are listed here in brackets. During the early history of the Caribbean, islands were sometimes called by the name of the principal settlement as with San Juan for Puerto Rico, Road Town for Tortola, Bassin (an early name for Christiansted) for Saint Croix, or St. John 's for Antigua. This last may have precipitated Saint John in the U.S. Virgin Islands sometimes being mistaken for Antigua or vice versa. A.I. Greater Antilles Cuba Repüblica de Cuba [Isla de la Juventud (lsle of Pines), Archipielago de Camagüey, Archipielago de Sabana, Cayos de San Filipe, Archipielago de los Canarreos, Archipielago de los Colorodos, Jardines de la Reina] Jamaica Jamaica [Pigeon Island, Morant Cays] [La Jamai"gue, Jamaika, Jamaco] Haiti (western Hispaniola) Republique d'Hai'ti [Ile de la Tortue, Ile Pierre-Joseph, Ile de la [Hayti, Santo Domingo, Saint­ Gonäve, Grande Cayemite, Ile ä Vache] Domingue, Hispaniola, Espafiola] Dominican Republic (eastern Hispaniola) Repüblica Dominicana [Isla Beata, Isla Catalina, Isla Saona] [Santo Domingo, Saint-Domingue, Haiti, Hispaniola, Espafiola] Puerto Rico Commonwealth ofPuerto Rico (U.S. [Isla de Vieques (Vieques; Crab Island): Protectorate) Caballo Rock, Corona Reef, Cucaracha Rock; [Porto Rico, Portorico, San Juan] Isla de Culebra: Isla de Culabrita, Cayos Norte, Luis Pena, Southwest, Northeast, Cross, Palada, The Washer, Pilot Rock; La Cordillera, Islas Hicacos, Palominos, Pifieros, Caja de Muertos, Magueyes, Mona, Monito, Desecheo] 103 104 APPENDIX A A.2. Lesser AntilIes A.2.I. Leeward Islands (The Leewards) British Virgin Islands: [The Virgins, Les Iles de Vierges, Les Vierges] Anegada British West Indies, British Dependency Virgin Gorda British West Indies, British [Fallen Jerusalem, Great Dog , Mosquito, Dependency Prickly Pear] Tortola British West Indies, British [Norman, Salt, Peter, Cooper, Ginger, Beef, Dependency Scrub , Dog Islands, Great Camanoe, Guana, Great Thatch, Little Thatch, Frenchman's Cay] Jost van Dyke British West Indies , British [Little Jost van Dyke, Great Tobago, Little Dependency Tobago, Pelican Cay, Green Cay, Sandy Cay] United States Virgin Islands: [The Virgins , Les Iles de Vierges, Les Vierges, Danish West Indies] Saint John United States Organized [Leduck, Flanagan, Whistling Cay, Durloe Unincorporated Territory Cays, Steven Cay] [Saint Jan] Saint Thomas United States Organized [Water, Prince Rupert's Rock, Hassel, Little Unincorporated Territory Saba, Turtledove Cay, Savana, Cockroach, [Saint Thome , San Tomas] Outer Brass , Inner Brass , Hans Lollik, Thatch Cay, Grass Cay, Mingo Cay, Lovango Cay, Congo Cay, Dog, Great Saint James, Little Saint James, Capellas, Buck, Frenchcap Cay] Saint Croix United States Organized [Buck, Long Reef] Unincorporated Territory [Bassin, Sainte-Croix, Santa-Cruz] Anguilla British West Indies, British [Sombrero, Dog, Prickly Pear Cays, Scrub] Dependency (Formerly of Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla) Saint-Barthelemy Antilles Francaises, Guadeloupe [Ile Fourchue, Ile Fregate, Ile Chevreux au Overseas Department de France Bonhomme, La Tortue, Ile Coco] (French West Indies, French Islands) [Saint Barts] ISLANDS OF THE WEST INDIES 105 Saint-Martin (northern Saint Martin ) Antilles Francaises, Guadeloupe [Ile Tintamarre, Pine] Overseas Department de France (French West Indies, French Islands) Sint Maarten (southem Saint Martin) Nederlandse Antillen (Netherlands Antilles) Saba Nederlandse Antillen (Netherlands Antilles) Sint Eustatius Nederlandse Antillen (Netherlands Antilles) [Statia] Saint Kitts Saint Christopher-Nevis [Booby] [Saint Christopher] Nevis Saint Christopher-Nevis [Nieves] Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Antigua and Barbuda [Long, Great Bird, Guana, Crump, Green, Middle Reef] Redonda Antigua and Barbuda [Rockadunda, Redondo] Montserrat British West Indies, British Dependency [Mont Serrat] Guadeloupe Antilles Francaises, Guadeloupe, [Basse-Terre, Grand-Terre, Marie-Galante, Overseas Department de France lIes de la Petite Terre, La Desirade. Ilet-a­ (French West Indies, French Islands) Fajou, Ilet-a-Kahouanne, Ilets-a-Goyaves, lIes [La Guadeloupe, La Guadalupa] des Saintes (Fond-du-Cure, lIet-de-Cabrit, Terre-de-Haut, Terre-de-Basse) Grant Ilet] Dominica Dominica [La Dominique, Sainte-Dorninique] A.2.2. Windward Islands (The Windwards) Martinique La Martinique, Antilles Francaises, [Rocher de la Caravelle, Ilet Ramville, Ilet Overseas Department de France Cabrits, Rocher du Diamant] (French West Indies, French Islands) [Martinico] Saint Lucia Saint Lucia [Maria, Pigeon] [Sainte-Luche, Sainte-Lucie] Barbados Barbados [Cobbler's Reef] [Barbadoes, La Barbade] 106 APPENDIX A Saint Vincent and Tbe Grenadines Saint Vincent and The Grenadines The Grenadines: Bequia, Petit Nevis, Isle ä Quatre, Pigeon, Battowia, Baliceaux, All-Awash, The Pillories, Mustique, Petit Mustique, Savan, Petit Canouan, Canouan, Catholic, Mayreau, Tobago Cays, Sail Rock, Union, Prune (Palm), Petit Saint Vincent Grenada Grenada Tbe Grenadines: [Grenade, Ile de la Grenade] Petit Martinique, Carriacou, Saline, Frigate, Other Islands ofGrenada: Green, Large, Bonaparte Rocks, Diamond, Les Sugar Loaf, Sandy, Pearl's Rock Tantes, Ile de Ronde, The Sisters (Conference), Marquis, Calivigny, (near Kick-'em-Jenny Submarine Volcano), Hog, Glover] Caille, London Bridge, Bird A.2.3. Southem Antilles Tobago Trinidad and Tobago [Saint Gile's, Little Tobago] [Tabaco] Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago [Chacachacare, Huevos , Monos, Gaspar, [La Trinidad, Ile de la Trinite] Grande] Bonaire Nederlandse Antillen [Klein Bonaire] (Netherlands Antilles) Curacao Nederlandse Antillen [Klein Curas-ao] (Netherlands Antilles) Aruba The Netherlands Dependencias Federales Repüblica de Venezuela (Venezuelan Dependencies): Isla de Aves (Bird Island), Los Testigos, Nueva Esparta (Isla de Margarita, Isla Cubagua, Isla Coche), Isla La Tortuga, Los Frailes, La Sola, Los Hermanos, La Blanquilla, La Orchila, Los Roques, Islas de Aves, Los Monjes ISLANDS OF THE WEST INDIES 107 A.3. Other Caribbean Islands in the Historical Record Great Inagua Commonwealth ofThe Bahamas [Little Inagua] Grand Turk Turks and Caicos [Gibb's Cay, Long Cay, Turks Islands] British West Indies, British Dependency Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos [West Caicos, Providenciales, North Caicos, British West Indies, British Middle Caicos, East Caicos , South Caicos , Dependency Ambergris Cays] Navassa (U.S. Wildlife Refuge) U.S. Protectorate Cayman Islands British West Indies, British [Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac Dependency (Caiman-Bracj] [The Caymans] A.4. Caribbean Continental Country Islands Belize (Belize) Ambergris Cays, Mangrove Cays, Tumeffe Islands , Lighthouse Reef, Glover Reef, Ranguana Cay, North spot, Grass Cay Colombia (Colombia) San Andres y Providencia (lsla de San Andres , Cayos Albuquerque, Isla de la Providencia), Islas San Bernardo, Islas Rosario Honduras (Honduras) Islas Santanilla, Swan Islands (lslas dei Cisne), Arrecife de la Media Luna , Cayos Cocorocuma, Cayos Vivorillo, Cayos Becerro, Cayos Cajones, Cayos Cochinos, Islas de la Bahfa (Bay Islands): Isla de Utila, Isla de Roatan, Isla Barbareta, Isla de Guanaja Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos ) Isla Mujeres, Isla Cancun, Isla Cozumel, Banco Chinchorro Nicaragua (Nicaragua) Isla Venado, Islas del Mafz (Corn Islands) , Cayos de Perlas, Cayos Miskitos, Cayos Tyras, Edinburgh Reef Panama (Repüblica de Panama) Archipielago de San Blas, Sapodilla Islet, Archipielago de Bocas deI Toro, Islas Col6n, Bocas deI Toro, Bastimentos, Popa, Cayo Agua, Isla Escudo de Veraquas Venezuela (Rep üblica de Venezuela) Isla San Carlos , Isla de Patos , Isla Antica, Isla Cotorra, Isla Venado , Isla Redonda, Isla Mariusa, Isla Iduburojo, Islas Caracas, Islas Chimanas, Islas Borrachas, Islas Piritu, Farall6n Centinela Appendix B. Interval Periods for Major Tsunamis o...... Signifieant tsunamis that have been used to tally the intervals between major tsunamis in the northern and eastern Caribbean subduetion zones. 00 MAJOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN TSUNAMIS Year Interval Loeation of Deseription and reported destruetion Max . Max. sea Fatalities (years) effeets Fatalities listed with an asterisk (*) inelude fatality data that does not height recession reported distinguish between earthquakes and tsunamis (m) (m) 1690 Nevis & A terrible earthquake assigned an Ms == 8+ because of the large mesoseismal 201 "some"at area, one of the highest-magnitude earthquakes in the eastern Caribbean. Antigua St. Thomas Some persons were killed at Antigua, and Guadeloupe and the Freneh Islands suffered as severely; also Redonda and St. Kitts . Reeession of 201m at Charlestown, Nevis, as a result of the eruption of Nevis Peak. Earliest tsunami reported at St. Thomas, which had a 16.5-18.3-m reeession reported, 1692
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