instance_of guadeloupe passage
Ireland ( Ulster - Scots : ) is an ___MASK26___ in the North Atlantic . It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North ___MASK34___ , the Irish Sea , and St George ' s ___MASK34___ . Ireland is the second - largest ___MASK26___ of the British Isles , the third - largest in Europe , and the twentieth - largest on Earth . North America is a ___MASK93___ entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere . It can also be considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas . It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean , to the east by the Atlantic Ocean , to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean , and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea . The Lesser Antilles ( also known as the Caribbees ) are a ___MASK14___ of islands in the Caribbean ___MASK57___ . Most form a long , partly volcanic island arc between the Greater Antilles to the north - west and the ___MASK93___ of South America . The islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean ___MASK57___ with the Atlantic Ocean . Together , the Lesser Antilles and the Greater Antilles compose the Antilles ( or the Caribbean in its narrowest definition ). When combined with the Lucayan Archipelago , all three are known as the West Indies . The Atlantic ___MASK30___ is the second largest of the world ' s oceans with a total area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth ' s ___MASK11___ and about 29 percent of its ___MASK70___ ___MASK11___ area . It separates the " Old World " from the " New World ". The British West Indies , sometimes abbreviated to BWI , are now the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean , Anguilla , Bermuda , the Cayman Islands , Turks and Caicos Islands and Montserrat . Before the independence of many new nations , they included a larger ___MASK81___ of islands in the region , together with ___MASK60___ mainland colonies , all forming ___MASK44___ of the British Empire . Guadeloupe ( Antillean Creole : " Gwadloup ") is an insular ___MASK65___ of France located in the Leeward Islands , ___MASK44___ of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean . Administratively , it is an overseas ___MASK65___ consisting of a ___MASK50___ overseas department . It has a land area of and an estimated population of 400 , 132 as of January 2015 . The ___MASK45___ of Mexico is an ___MASK30___ basin largely surrounded by the North American ___MASK93___ . It is bounded on the northeast , north and northwest by the ___MASK45___ Coast of the United States , on the southwest and south by Mexico , and on the southeast by Cuba . The U . S . states of Alabama , Florida , Louisiana , Mississippi and Texas border the ___MASK45___ on the north , which are often referred to as the " Third Coast " in comparison with the U . S . Atlantic and Pacific coasts , or sometimes the " south coast ", in juxtaposition to the Great Lakes region being the " north coast ." One of the gulf ' s seven main areas is the ___MASK45___ of Mexico basin . Antigua and Barbuda is a ___MASK69___ - island country in the Americas , lying between the Caribbean ___MASK57___ and the Atlantic Ocean . It consists of two major inhabited islands , Antigua and Barbuda , and a number of smaller islands ( including Great Bird , Green , Guinea , Long , Maiden and York Islands and further south , the island of Redonda ). The permanent population numbers about 81 , 800 ( at the 2011 Census ) and the capital and largest port and city is St . John ' s , on Antigua . Barbuda is an ___MASK26___ in the Eastern Caribbean , and forms part of the state of Antigua and Barbuda . It has a population of about ___MASK47___ , 638 ( at the 2011 Census ), most of whom live in the town of Codrington . The Leeward Islands are a ___MASK14___ of islands in the West Indies . In English , the ___MASK10___ refers to the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles ___MASK97___ . As a ___MASK14___ they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica . They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean ___MASK57___ meets the western Atlantic Ocean . The more southerly part of the Lesser Antilles ___MASK97___ are called the Windward Islands . Mexico (, modern Nahuatl ), officially the United Mexican States , is a federal ___MASK88___ in the southern half of North America . It is bordered to the north by the United States ; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean ; to the southeast by Guatemala , Belize , and the Caribbean ___MASK57___ ; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico . Covering almost two million square kilometers ( over 760 , 000 sq mi ), Mexico is the sixth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world . With an estimated population of over 120 million , it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish - speaking country in the world while being the second most populous country in Latin America . Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city . Other metropolises include Guadalajara , Monterrey , Puebla , Toluca , Tijuana and León . The Caribbean ( or ) is a ___MASK65___ that consists of the Caribbean ___MASK57___ , its islands ( some surrounded by the Caribbean ___MASK57___ and some bordering both the Caribbean ___MASK57___ and the North Atlantic Ocean ) and the surrounding coasts . The ___MASK65___ is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland , east of Central America , and north of South America . The Caribbean ___MASK57___ is a ___MASK57___ of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere . It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and south west , to the north by the Greater Antilles starting with Cuba , to the east by the Lesser Antilles , and to the south by the north coast of South America . South America is a ___MASK93___ located in the western hemisphere , mostly in the southern hemisphere , with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere . It is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas , which is the model used in nations that speak Romance languages . The reference to South America instead of other regions ( like Latin America or the Southern Cone ) has increased in the last decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics ( in particular , the rise of Brazil ). Overseas ___MASK65___ is a recent ___MASK52___ given to the overseas departments that have identical powers to those of the regions of metropolitan France . The overseas regions should not be confused with the overseas collectivities which have a particular status . As integral parts of the French ___MASK88___ , they are represented in the National Assembly , Senate and Economic and Social Council , elect a Member of the ___MASK24___ ( MEP ), and use the Euro as their currency . An ___MASK26___ country is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands . As of 2011 , 46 ( approximately 24 %) of the 193 UN ___MASK90___ states are ___MASK26___ countries . Montserrat is a Caribbean ___MASK26___  specifically in the Leeward Islands , which is part of the ___MASK97___ known as the Lesser Antilles , in the British West Indies . It is a ___MASK9___ ( BOT ). Montserrat measures approximately long and wide , with approximately of coastline . Montserrat is nicknamed " The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean " both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants . An overseas ___MASK53___ ( or " DOM ") is a ___MASK53___ of France that is outside metropolitan France . They have nearly the same political status as metropolitan departments , although they have special constitutional provisions that allow them greater autonomy and are excluded from certain domestic statistics , such as the unemployment rate . The overseas departments should not be confused with the overseas collectivities which have a particular status . As integral parts of France and the European Union , overseas departments are represented in the National Assembly , Senate , and Economic and Social Council , vote to elect members of the European Parliament ( MEP ), and also use the euro as their currency . Each overseas ___MASK53___ is also an overseas region . Central America is the southernmost , isthmian portion of the North American ___MASK93___ , which connects with South America on the southeast . Central America is bordered by Mexico to the north , Colombia to the southeast , the Caribbean Sea to the east , and the Pacific Ocean to the west . Central America consists of seven countries : Belize , Guatemala , El Salvador , Honduras , Nicaragua , Costa Rica and Panama . The combined population of Central America is between 41 , 739 , 000 ( 2009 estimate ) and 42 , 688 , 190 ( 2012 estimate ). Antigua , also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native ___MASK1___ , is an ___MASK26___ in the West Indies . It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main ___MASK26___ of the country of Antigua and Barbuda . Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations on ___MASK47___ November 1981 . Redonda is an uninhabited Caribbean ___MASK26___ which is politically part of Antigua and Barbuda , in the Leeward Islands , West Indies . The ___MASK26___ is about long , wide , and is high at its highest ___MASK42___ . The Guadeloupe Passage is a strait in the Caribbean . It separates Guadeloupe from Montserrat and from Antigua and Barbuda .