In the Caribbean and Atlantic, there are many independent island nations comprising of a single island or an archipelago and there are also overseas territories and dependent territories of the British, Dutch etc.
Some of the major Caribbean nations and overseas territories of the British and the Dutch are:
- Anguilla (British overseas territory) comprises of Anguillita Island; Dog Island, Anguilla; East Cay; Little Scrub Island; Prickly Pear Cays; Sandy Island; Scrub Island; Seal Island; Sombrero and West Cay
- Antigua and Barbuda comprises of Antigua; Barbuda; Guiana Island; Great Bird Island; Lesser Bird Island; Prickly Pear Island and Redonda.
- Aruba (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Bahamas comprises of Abaco; Acklins Island; Andros; Bimini Islands; Cat Island; Crooked Island; Eleuthera; Grand Bahama; Great Abaco; Great Exuma; Great Inagua; Little San Salvador Island / Half Moon Cay; Long Island; Mayaguana; New Providence; Ragged Island and San Salvador Island.
- Barbados comprises of Barbados; Culpepper Island; Pelican Island (Barbados) (now absorbed into Barbados)
- Cayman Islands (British overseas territory) comprises of Cayman Brac, Grand Cayman (with the capital George Town) and Little Cayman
From the above you can gather how many separate islands constitute a territory or nation which ultimately too is very small in size. Apart from these, Bermuda is another important island nation in the North Atlantic nation.
These islands in the Caribbean and Atlantic are in deep waters far away from North America, Central and South America and Europe. The cities and major towns are also on more than one islands and transportation has always remained a challenge. This has been overcome by the use of ferries between islands used largely by the local inhabitants.
The most remarkable aspect of all these islands is their unspoiled natural beauty with lush green forests with rivers and waterfalls, meandering roads and forest paths, warm sunshine white sandy beaches and calm turquoise waters. The locals everywhere are gracious in their hospitality. They make for ideal tourist havens for people of all ages and interests from the US, Canada, UK, Europe and many more.
The best and easiest way to reach these islands is by air. Most of the territories and nations have well developed and managed airports. For example, Cayman Island with a mere 100 square mile area spread over three islands has three major and one minor airport.
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All the major airlines of the US, Canada and Europe have scheduled flights to all these places with extra flights in the holiday season.These airlines as well as the smaller airlines also offer domestic charter services. Domestic and regional air services between the islands are also well developed. There is well developed tourist infrastructure including hotels.
The well developed air travel services have made these places in the Caribbean and Atlantic great places to visit on pleasure, business or both.
Given below are the airports in the region for your ready access. For more information on airports of the world, log onto flightsu.com.
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