NORTH AMERICA

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Milwaukee Deep, which lies 84 miles (135 km)
off the north coast of Puerto Rico, is the deepest point
in the Atlantic Ocean. It is 28,231 ft (8605 m), or just
over 5 miles (8 km), below sea level.

Turks &
Caicos Islands
(UK dependent
territory)

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Monte Cristi

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British Virgin
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Islands
(UK dependent Anguilla
I s
territory)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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(UK dependent territory)
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Road
The Valley
San Juan
Town
ANTIGUA
Charlotte
La Romana
Barbuda
SANTO
& BARBUDA
Amalie
DOMINGO
Puerto Rico
Antigua
BASSETERRE
(US commonwealth
ST JOHN'S
ST
KITTS
&
NEVIS
territory)
Montserrat Plymouth
Guadeloupe
(UK dependent territory)
(French overseas
Basse-Terre
department)
The deadliest volcanic eruption
DOMINICA
ROSEAU
of the 20th century took place on
Martinique
May 8, 1902, when Mount Pelee
Fort-de-France
(French overseas
erupted on Martinique, killing
department)
ST LUCIA
30,000 people, around 15%
CASTRIES
of the islands population.
Puerto Plata

Santiago

Virgin Islands
(US unincorporated
territory)

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ST GEORGE'S

Tobago

TRINIDAD
& TOBAGO

PORT-OF-SPAIN

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BRIDGETOWN

GRENADA

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Netherlands Antilles
(autonomous part
of Netherlands)
Isla de Margarita

BARBADOS

KINGSTOWN

Isla

Oranjestad
Willemstad

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Aruba
(autonomous part
of Netherlands)

San Fernando