Some have referred to it, along with the Gulf of Mexico, as the ? American Mediterranean? , oceanographically known as the Central American Sea.
Caribbean Sea? The largest inland sea
Named after the Indian tribe, meaning ? Brave? or? the righteous ones?
The Caribbean Sea is a marginal sea in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of about 2,754,000 square kilometers (1,063,000,000 square miles). It is the largest inland sea in the world. Some have referred to it, along with the Gulf of Mexico, as the ? Mediterranean Sea of the Americas? , oceanographically known as the Central American Sea. It is located at 9?22? north latitude and 89?60? west longitude. It is bounded on the south by the coasts of Venezuela, Colombia and Panama; on the west by Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula; on the north by the Greater Antilles and on the east by the Lesser Antilles. Being between two continents, it is bordered on the west and south by Central and South America, and on the north and east by the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Its extent is fixed as follows: from Cape Catooche on the Yucatan Peninsula, in a clockwise direction, through the Yucatan Strait to the island of Cuba, thence to the island of Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominica*** and the State of), Puerto Rico to, and through the Strait of Anegada to, the Lesser Antilles, and along the line joining the outer edges of these archipelagos to Cape Baya in Venezuela. The line joining the isthmus of the Yucatan Strait is the dividing line between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The Caribbean Sea is approximately 2,735 kilometers long from east to west and between 805 and 1,287 kilometers wide from north to south, with a volume of 6.86 million cubic kilometers and an average depth of 2,491 meters. The maximum depth now known is 7680 meters, located in the Cayman Trench. For the world's largest depth of one of the inter-land sea.
The Caribbean Sea region is generally a tropical climate. However, it varies from place to place due to the influence of mountains, currents and trade winds. Parts of Dominica receive an average annual rainfall of 889 centimeters (350 inches), while the island of Bonaire off the coast of Venezuela receives only 25 centimeters (10 inches). Tropical storms (hurricanes) with speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour) are more common in the north and the Gulf of Mexico from June to September each year, while they are extremely rare in the south. The seafloor can be divided into five oval basins, separated from each other by ridges and seamounts. From west to east, Yucatan, Cayman, Colombia, Venezuela and Grenada Basin.
[edit]Hydrography
The deep waters of the North Atlantic Ocean enter the Caribbean Sea below the Windward Passage, and have an oxygen content of 6 ml/liter and a salinity of 35. The Venezuelan Basin forms a highly oxygenated layer of water at depths of 1,800 to 3,000 meters (5,900 to 9,800 ft). Bottom water from the Antarctic is inaccessible due to submarine ridges, and bottom temperatures approach 4°C (39°F) in the Caribbean Sea and less than 2°C (36°F) in the Atlantic. Surface currents enter the Caribbean Sea primarily through the channels and straits between the southern Antilles islands, and then, driven by trade winds, cross the narrow, scenic Yucatan Channel along the Caribbean coast into the Gulf of Mexico. These wind-driven surface waters accumulate in the Yucatan Basin and the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in a hydrostatic head where sea level is higher than that of the Atlantic Ocean, which is generally considered to be the main source of power for the Gulf Stream.
The jagged curved shorelines of Central and South America divide the region into several major bodies of water: the Gulf of Honduras off the coasts of Guatemala and Honduras, the Gulf of Mosquito off the coast of Panama, the Panama Canal near Colón, Panama, the Gulf of Darién along the border between Panama and Colombia, the Gulf of Venezuela off the mouth of Lake Maracaibo in northern Venezuela, and the Gulf of Paria between Venezuela and Trinidad. Gulf of Paria.
[edit]Littoral
Countries
The Caribbean Sea is also the sea with the largest number of littoral countries. Of the more than 50 seas in the world, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean are the only two with double-digit littoral states. While the Mediterranean Sea has 17 littoral states, the Caribbean Sea has 20, including Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama in Central America, and Colombia and Venezuela in South America, Cuba, Haiti, and Dominica*** and the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles, as well as Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, and Trinidad and Tobago in the Lesser Antilles.
Rivers
Most of the rivers of the small islands of the Central American Sea flow into the Caribbean Sea, but most of the rivers of South America join in the Orinoco River and flow into the Atlantic Ocean directly south of Port of Spain.
Straits
The main inlets and outlets of the Caribbean Sea are the Strait of Yucatan between the Yucatan Peninsula and the island of Cuba, the Windward Passage between Cuba and the island of Hispaniola, the Strait of Mona between the island of Hispaniola and the island of Puerto Rico, the Strait of Anegada between the Virgin Islands and the Straits of Martin, and the Strait of Dominica, which is north of the island of Dominica. The depth of water in each of these straits is more than 1,000 meters.
[edit]Geology
The oceanic crust is very unstable, surrounded by deep trenches and volcanic seismic zones. The seabed is divided into east and west by the broad Jamaica Ridge; west of the Yucatan Basin and the Cayman Trench, which is separated by the submarine mountain range extending westward from the Cuban island of Maestra, the submarine mountain range exposed to the surface of the mountain constitutes the big and small Cayman and other islands. The depth of the Yucatan Basin is about 4,000 meters, while the average depth of the Cayman Trench is 5,000 to 6,000 meters, with the deepest point reaching 7,680 meters. The eastern part of the Yucatan Basin is divided into the Columbia Basin and the Venezuela Basin by the Beata Ridge, which runs in a northeast-southwest direction. The average depth of the Columbia Basin is about 3,000 meters, and the deepest point is 4,535 meters; the average depth of the Venezuela Basin is about 4,500 meters, and the deepest point is 5,630 meters. Jamaica Ridge is from Haiti, Jamaica to the southwest has been extended to the Central American Honduras and Nicaragua to the east, the depth is generally in the 500 meters, of which more than half of the depth is less than 200 meters. Caribbean Sea floor is the Cenozoic sediments, deeper basins and trenches are mostly red clay, the sea platform is to hold the coccolithophores soft mud, while the submarine mountains and continental slopes are pteropods soft mud.
The Caribbean Basin is separated by a number of ridges, so that the basin and the trench into a staggered distribution. The northernmost Yucatan basin, the depth of about 5000 meters, north of 220 kilometers wide Yucatan Strait as the boundary, south of the Cayman Ridge and the Cayman Trench separated. The ridge runs from Cuba to the nearshore of Central America, and the Cayman Islands are exposed on its eastern side. The Cayman Trench is quite narrow, and it is here that the maximum depth of the Caribbean Sea (7,100 meters) is found. Further south, the wider wedge-shaped Nicaragua Rise separates the trench from the Columbia Basin, on which the island of Jamaica lies. The Columbia Basin, which is 3,666 meters deep, joins the Venezuelan Basin, and further east is the North Venezuelan Trench. However, from Hispaniola to the west, the Colombian Basin is separated from the Venezuelan Basin by the Beata Ridge. The Venezuelan Basin has a depth of 5,058 meters and is adjacent to the narrow and curved Aves Rise.
[edit]Climate
Most of the sea area is located in the latitude of 10?~20?N, is a tropical climate, year-round prevalence of northeasterly winds, high temperatures, humidity, the atmosphere is in a state of instability. Every year 6 ~ November in the middle and north of the tropical storms, the most frequent in September, the wind speed can be more than 33.5 m / s, an average of 8 times a year, to the adverse effects of shipping.
The sea area of the current is formed by the Lesser Antilles after the formation of the Atlantic North Equatorial Current and South Equatorial Current each part of the confluence of the formation of a strong warm current to 28 ~ 83 cm / s speed from east to west across the entire Caribbean Sea, and finally from the Strait of Yucatan into the Gulf of Mexico. Due to the low latitude of the sea area and the influence of warm currents, the sea surface water temperature is high, often up to 27 ~ 28 ℃, winter and summer changes in the range of small, between 25.6 ~ 28.9 ℃. High temperatures are conducive to the breeding of coral polyps in the shallows and on the base of the volcanic island, thus the distribution of numerous coral reefs and coral islands in the sea area. The Caribbean Sea, especially in the northwest coast of the South American continent by the offshore winds to form upwelling, the sea nutrients to the surface, suitable for plankton and fish breeding, become an important fishing ground in Latin America, rich in tuna, sea turtles, sardines, lobsters and so on. The southern part of the sea area is a petroleum origin. The Caribbean Sea is Central America and North and South America, the transportation, trade routes must pass through the sea area, since the opening of the Panama Canal in 1920, and has become an important communication between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean sea channel, greatly promoting the economic development of the Caribbean Sea coast of more than 30 countries and regions. The main ports are Caracas (Venezuela), Colon (Panama), Kingston (Jamaica) and Willemstad (Netherlands Antilles).
[edit]History
Pre-colonization
In the first century the Arawas waited on the islands at the southern end of the Caribbean Sea from present-day Venezuela, and they slowly took over most of the islands from south to north. after 1500 the Caribs gradually drove the Arawas away, and when Christopher? Columbus came to the Americas, the Arawas inhabited the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas, while the Caribs occupied the Lesser Antilles.
Colonial period
Columbus first landed in the Americas in the Bahamas in 1492, and while they colonized the Caribbean islands, most sailed on to the American continent, as the local Indians were not interested in the riches of which European outsiders were interested. Following the Spaniards and the Portuguese the British, the Dutch and the French all established colonies here. Even Denmark and Courland established colonies here.
In the 16th century, the Caribbean became a haven for pirates. Many of the pirates were even authorized by the kings of their own countries, and the many small islands in the Caribbean provided good hiding places, while the Spanish fleet carrying jewels was the main target of their attacks.
Independence
Most Caribbean islands gained their own independence in the 20th century.
Sunbathing on the beach
[edit]Tourism
Caribbean vegetation is generally tropical. Around the lagoons and bays there are dense mangrove forests, coconut groves along the coastal strip, cacti and rainforests are commonly grown on the islands. There is a wide variety of rare birds and animals. Tourism is an important sector of the Caribbean economy, bright sunshine and tourist areas, has made the region become the world's major winter vacation destination.
[Edit Paragraph]Pirates of the Caribbean
This mysterious sea is located in the southeastern part of North America, where the blue sea, sunny, crystal clear sea. 17th century, this is the European continent's merchant fleet to reach the Americas must pass through, so the pirates at that time was very rampant, not only attacked the passing merchants, and even including the British Royal fleet. See Pirates of the Caribbean.
[edit]Chongqing Caribbean Water World Park
Great Age of Sail, pirates and sailors sailed away on ships in that mysterious country? Caribbean Sea, in search of desirable treasures. Gold, precious stones, and the legend sings the ethereal song of the mermaids, are the Caribbean pirates at all costs and thirst, this ancient history has evolved into a monumental myth in the generations of narratives, bringing the latter unlimited reverie and yearning!
Now, you do not have to cross the vast ocean, you can personally experience this mysterious and amazing adventure, you only need to come here? Chongqing Caribbean Water World, step into the Caribbean ocean adventure hall we created for you!
Chongqing Caribbean Sea Water World
Chongqing Caribbean Sea Water World is located in ? National 4A level tourist attractions? Chongqing Nanshan tourism core? This is the first Caribbean water world in the world. Caribbean? Caribbean culture as the theme of the water park set sail on June 10, 2009, which will create a precedent for water theme parks in China. The project as a whole pursues a brand new concept of tourism life community, and strives to build a stunning world-class tourism town in Nanshan Scenic Area of Chongqing.
As the first step of China Haichang Tourism's entry into the Chongqing market, Chongqing Caribbean Water World is included in the key projects of Dalian Haichang Group's investment strategy in Southwest China. The theme park consists of two parts, indoor and outdoor, and gathers more than 20 kinds of world-class water amusement equipments, which is expected to receive 2 million visitors annually.
Chongqing Caribbean Water World overall planning by the participation in the design of Disneyland's U.S. RPVA company outline, *** divided into five areas, respectively: Havana Plaza, Pleasure Island, the Gulf of Mexico, the city of San Diego, Samba Plaza, and the introduction of the U.S., Canada, and other world-advanced large-scale water amusement equipment. Here you can feel the fun of surfing in the Gulf of Mexico, experience the tumbling seabed, tornado storm adventure stimulation, and enjoy the passionate joy of all kinds of water slides, but also personally participate in the flavor of the show and other types of themed activities, to feel the hearty Caribbean native culture.
In addition, the water park for the tourists also carefully prepared a variety of delicious food and beverage, water necessary commodities, all kinds of special ornaments, Caribbean style souvenirs, and provide thoughtful, meticulous, first-class humane service, infirmary, first aid room, mother and child room, sea patrol, life-saving equipment are readily available to visitors to create a real peace of mind and comfortable amusement journey.
Caribbean Sea? Treasure immortalized the mysterious legend
In Chongqing Caribbean Water World, ? The story of the Caribbean Treasure is still being passed down.
In Chongqing Caribbean Water World, the story of the Caribbean treasure is still being circulated, and the key to open the treasure is hidden in four areas of the water park, waiting for people with wisdom, courage, faith, and dreams to write the legend of the Caribbean treasure hunt that only belongs to themselves!
Chongqing Caribbean water world? The story of the water park!
The story of the prologue slowly opened?
Our hero pirate captain Jack (Jack) led the crew embarked on a treasure hunt, they must first find the legend of the broken treasure map. It is said that the treasure map was divided into four, respectively, hidden in the Caribbean water world in Havana Plaza, Pleasure Island, the Gulf of Mexico and the city of San Diego.
The story is told slowly?
Pirate Captain Jack (JACK) led his sailors to ? Havana Plaza, one of the busiest ports in the Caribbean, where merchants and merchant ships from all over the world gather, and where Jack and his mates find one of the pieces of the treasure map.
Then they entered Pleasure Island, which is a clean slate in the Caribbean, where Jack and the crew passed by the Elf Tree House and searched for three baby seals and got their help to get the second piece of the treasure map.
Then, Captain Jack led the sea ship into the Gulf of Mexico. I heard that a long time ago Columbus in the discovery of the New World, inadvertently found a mutilated treasure map, due to the time can not be deciphered, it will be buried in the Gulf of Mexico with the treasure map and logbook. Relying on the wisdom and courage of Captain Jack a line to get the third piece of treasure map.
Finally came to the city of San Diego, which is a city of heroes, where Captain Jack found the last pieces of the treasure map, got the exact location of the treasure, found the treasure.
The story builds to a climax?
In this way, the pirate captain Jack and his crew all the way through the thorns and tribulations, and finally in the ? The Angel of the Sea? The Water Fairy? Three little seals?
It turns out that the legendary treasure is not imaginary gold jewelry, but can bring peace and joy to the people of the heavenly gift of magic. Captain Jack and his crew, as well as the inhabitants of the Caribbean coast in the magic treasure under the protection and guidance, always live a happy life.
And so the story ends?
In order to thank Captain Jack to the people of the Caribbean to bring the gospel, everyone gathered in the Samba Square, dancing and singing to their hearts' content, everywhere overflowing with romance, full of warmth, and stirred up the energy?
Delicious trip? Chongqing Caribbean Water World Dining
1, Sailors Hamburger (Sailors Hamburger)
Dress up as? Sailors Hamburger The chefs will cook exotic burgers, chicken wings, fries and other delicious flavors to satisfy your taste buds!
2. Starfish
Here is the energy supply station after the madness, providing casual food such as Kanto Boiled, popcorn, grilled sausage, etc., so that your body continues to have good energy.
3, the seahorse food fun (Seahorse)
Here sell all kinds of drinks, ice cream, to ensure that you never stop shouting, screaming and laughing!
4, sailor bar (Captain Bar)
Here is the Caribbean sailors daily gathering place, unique Western-style pastries and unique drinks, enough to make your mouth water.
5, conch food fun (Whelk)
Fresh and dense fruit skewers, various types of shaved ice, cotton candy and other types of leisure food, a variety of species, bring another turn of cold feeling.
6, Caribbean Food Collection (Caribbean Food Collection)
In addition to the daily noodles, rice noodles, all kinds of classic Chinese dishes gathered here, with exquisite cold dishes, bring you a feast for the palate.
7, Pirate BBQ (Pirate BBQ)
You have tasted the Caribbean pirates hand-cooked barbecue? Listening to the sound of roasted meat, looking at the golden-colored roasted meat oozing droplets of oil, coated with pirates secret sauce, smell the aroma of barbecue, such a temptation, who can resist?
8, sea shell food fun (Shell)
You can taste here in the park all kinds of delicious themed food, meet? The dog is good to eat? The food is very good, so you can enjoy it here to satisfy your craving.
9, Turtle Food Fun (Turtle)
Here is the energy supply station after the passionate carnival, providing all kinds of drinks, smoothies, grilled sausages and other leisure food, replenishment of energy once again to the joy of the march!
Unique purchase interest? Chongqing Caribbean Water World merchandise
1, Happy Island Fair (Arcadia Fair)
Masks, bandanas, plastic pirate knife, inflatable axe? The accessories sold here are enough to dress up as a handsome and dashing? Pirates of the Caribbean? The Pirates of the Caribbean, a Caribbean treasure hunt for yourself, is an elaborate journey. Here also has the children's favorite kinds of cartoon water guns, ice cotton seals and other types of water toys, well-crafted, to give the children a precious memories of fun.
2, Jamaica Boat (Jamaica Boat)
Cartoon, multi-storey and other types of swimming circles converge here, fish-shaped, folding and other types of surfboards converge here, the huge waves, we hold the water gun, feet on the surfboard, feel the joy of the fight with the giant waves, the pain is extreme.
3, the Gulf of Mexico Fair (Mexico Fair)
Here the main precious gifts from the Caribbean, from the exquisite craft comb to the good little pirate ornaments, from the full of Caribbean style T-shirts to the distinctive personality of the floating series of commodities, each piece of absolutely make your heart pounding.
4, Panama Boat (Panama Boat)
Here is a colorful specialty store, the store is full of fashion flavor. Sells beach pants, fashionable T-shirts, beautiful towels bath towels, sun hats and so on.
Indulge in the fun? Chongqing Caribbean Water World Amusement Facilities
< Havana Plaza >
1) spiral slide? Spiral slide: the body swings along the water left and right, through the 135-meter open chute quickly circling glide, from which the experience is a fun, the feeling is a kind of light, cheerful shouts for a long time without stopping.
2) Tuba? Tornado Storm: one of the few global? Tornado Storm?
The Tornado Storm: One of the few tornado storms in the world, the powerful inertia created by the tornado storm will make you sway left and right with the current as if you are being sucked into a tornado, spinning around the world and shaking at high speeds to enjoy the weightlessness that will make you scream!
3)Surfing area? Boldly enter the Caribbean: with the raging sea water competition, challenge the balance of the limit, step on the surfboard in the 80 nautical miles / hour of turbulent sea water bravely enter the Caribbean Sea.
4)Racing Slide? Racing Slide: Nearly crazy speed skating, from the end of the 20-meter-high tower to start the rapid slack, so that people experience the charm of competition and the thrill of hanging down, skating speed of 50 km / h or even higher! Let the joy unleashed.
< Pleasure Island >
1)Tree House? Elf Treehouse: Asia's largest theme-based treehouse, with many different sets of water play equipment and water slides, but also to be careful at all times to the head of the barrels can hold 2.5 tons of water, a little careless, you will become a soup chicken.
2) Children's pool? Baby Water City: specially designed for children, with several sets of large and small water toys for kids and families to play, it is both a water park for kids and an ideal place for the whole family to relax.
3)Floating River? Joy River: Lazily lying on the floating ring, quietly enjoying the peace and tranquility brought by the Joy River. Float slowly along the Joy River at a distance of nearly half a kilometer and enjoy the joyful expressions of the people on the bank for a relaxing trip!
4) Pirate Ship? Brave Man
< Gulf of Mexico >
1)Wave pool ---- Giant Wave Valley: an overall V-shaped large-scale wave pool, which can provide nearly ten kinds of wave-making mode, the highest can form a 2-meter huge waves, zero distance to feel the fun of fighting with the raging waves of the sea. On the shore, the white sandy beach, palm trees, and charming bikinis also form a bright landscape that will mesmerize you.
2) Wide Body Slide / Leap Slope Slide? Tumbling seabed: Along the almost vertical slide sliding rapidly down, high speed through the slide valley, in the huge inertia, experience the free fall of the sharp moment, exciting screaming weightlessness, instantaneous heaven into the ground the thrill of the experience of time and space reversal.
3) The Great Sea Bowl? Magic Bowl: a powerful force will suck you into a 10-meter diameter? Magic Bowl? In the centrifugal force driven by the rapid rotation and then rushed into the hole in the middle of the bowl, allowing you to experience unprecedented exciting skating experience.
< San Diego City >
1) Indoor wave pool? San Diego Bay: The world's advanced wave technology, indoor large-scale fan-shaped beach, body flavor wave stimulation, pain to the extreme.
2)EF Slide? Extreme Loop: in a few seconds from the moment of high-altitude slalom, speed galloping down, shocking fast, unforgettable!
3)Indoor children's pool? Baby happy: here is the children's indoor water play paradise, set up a number of sets of interactive play facilities, can inspire the children's infinite joy cells!
4)Indoor Treehouse? Elf Garden: In the indoor Elf Garden, you will find that this is another water dream home, with a wealth of interactive games, leisure and pleasure, can not get enough.
< Samba Square >
Here every day there is the most authentic Caribbean style performance, here is the center of the people carnival, joy in the ignition here, the passion is released here.
1, musical fountain? Samba Fountain: the introduction of the world's high-end water curtain laser performance system, the water curtain on the image is clear, the display has a dreamy and fluttering effect. Fan-shaped water surface and the natural night sky into one, mesmerizing.
2, beach volleyball? Golden Sands Beach: Sunbathing on the golden sand is the most enjoyable thing. Apply sunscreen, wear sunglasses, lie on a beach chair, drink the original coconut milk, and feel the pure Caribbean flavor.
In Chongqing Caribbean Water World, you will be in the thrilling Caribbean culture, intoxicated by the brilliant sunshine, turquoise blue sea water, white sandy beaches, sent to the hovering palm trees, charming bikini girls, enjoy the exquisite flavor of the food, marvel at the characteristics of the Caribbean theme merchandise, and can be personally involved in the Caribbean style shows and other types of thematic activities to feel the incomparable! The Caribbean is a beautiful, romantic and mysterious place.
Chongqing Caribbean Water World carries the expectations of the brave people, carries the warmth of the family's beautiful and happy, he guides, calling all the wisdom, dreams of you and me to open the mysterious, joyful, passionate priceless treasure!