Terra Firma
Terra Firma: Caribbean Detail
CountryGeographic NotesRegion Within South America
Antigua and BarbudaSmall island state in the Lesser Antilles, eastern Caribbean SeaCaribbean
BahamasChain of low-lying islands north of Cuba, southeast of FloridaCaribbean
BarbadosEasternmost island of the Lesser Antilles, in the Atlantic just outside the Caribbean SeaCaribbean
BelizeCaribbean coast of mainland Central America; borders Mexico & GuatemalaCentral America
CanadaNorthernmost mainland state of North America; Arctic to US borderNorth America
Costa RicaNarrow Central American country between Pacific and CaribbeanCentral America
CubaLargest island in the Greater Antilles, sits between Gulf of Mexico and CaribbeanCaribbean
DominicaVolcanic island in the Lesser Antilles, between Guadeloupe & MartiniqueCaribbean
Dominican RepublicOccupies eastern Hispaniola, Greater AntillesCaribbean
El SalvadorOnly Central American country without a Caribbean coast; Pacific side onlyCentral America
GrenadaSouthern end of the Lesser Antilles, near TrinidadCaribbean
GreenlandMassive Arctic island politically tied to Denmark; geographically part of North America’s plateNorth America
GuatemalaMountainous, volcanic Central American nation with Pacific & Caribbean accessCentral America
HaitiWestern Hispaniola, Greater AntillesCaribbean
HondurasCentral America; significant Caribbean coastline (Bay Islands)Central America
JamaicaIsland south of Cuba, part of the Greater AntillesCaribbean
MexicoSouthern anchor of mainland North America; borders US, Guatemala, BelizeNorth America
NicaraguaCentral America; Caribbean & Pacific coastsCentral America
PanamaIsthmus connecting North & South America; Caribbean & PacificCentral America
Saint Kitts and NevisNorthern Lesser AntillesCaribbean
Saint LuciaWindward Islands, Lesser AntillesCaribbean
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSouthern Lesser Antilles, chain of small islandsCaribbean
Trinidad and TobagoJust off Venezuela’s coast; southernmost Caribbean nationCaribbean
United StatesContinental power spanning Arctic (Alaska) to Caribbean (Puerto Rico)North America