Template talk:Countries and territories of the Caribbean

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[edit] Is Bermuda in the Caribbean?

Cantus has reverted my change to Template:West Indies in which I removed Bermuda on the grounds it isn't in the West Indies, with the message (See World book 2002). I'm not entirely sure how to do as you advise, as the World book 2002 has now been superceded on the CIA web site by the 2004 edition. Certainly looking Bermuda up on the 2004 edition reveals no reference at all to the words 'west indies' on the web page. Even if it did, I would have to say that the CIA had got it wildly wrong on this one. Just take a look at a decent world atlas; Bermuda is about the same distance from the Canary Islands (off the coast of north Africa) as it is to the nearest Caribbean island (which is a toss up between the Bahamas and Cuba at about 1000 miles). The nearest continental landfall is somewhere in North Carolina (at about 500 miles), and the supply ships normally run from New York. The climate is North Atlantic (you wouldn't really want to take a holiday in Bermuda in winter) and from personal experience the locals do not think of themselves as Caribbean. Please reconsider. Thanks. -- Chris j wood 23:39, 4 Sep 2004 (UTC)

This was a misunderstanding. User:Romanm added Bermuda on July 10. Bermuda was never listed in World Book 2002 as a dependency in the West Indies. Sorry for the trouble. --Cantus 06:46, Sep 6, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] GITMO

Guantanamo Bay is NOT a US dependency! Gitmo is under a long-term lease the USA signed with Cuba many moons ago. According to the CIA:

[The] US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased from Cuba and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease [.]

This is not the same as WSBA/ESBA. Because of this, Gitmo has been removed from the t/p. - Thanks, Hoshie 23:09, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Standardization suggestion - please contribute!

A suggestion for a standard approach to the naming, titling and sections of this and similar templates has been made here – please visit and share your thoughts!  Thanks, David Kernow (talk) 03:27, 11 January 2007 (UTC)