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=== Atlantic & Caribbean === | === Atlantic & Caribbean === | ||
* '''Antilles''' | * '''Antilles''' | ||
* '''Canary Islands''' | |||
** from the word "canine" for dogs that lived on the island | |||
* '''Caribbean''' | * '''Caribbean''' | ||
** named for the Carib people that occupied southern portion of the Caribbean Sea | ** named for the Carib people that occupied southern portion of the Caribbean Sea | ||
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* Madeira is a Portuguese autonomous region (part of Portugal but self-governed) | * Madeira is a Portuguese autonomous region (part of Portugal but self-governed) | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
=== British Islands === | === British Islands === | ||