See also:

• CUBA (the aboriginal name)

CUBA (the aboriginal name)  , a See also:

• REPUBLIC (Lat. respublica, a commonweal or common-wealth)

republic, the largest and most populous of the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India Islands, included between the meridians of 740 7' and 84° 57' W. See also:

• LONGITUDE (from Lat. longitudo, " length ")

longitude and (roughly) the See also:

• PARALLELS

parallels of 19° 48' and 230 13' N. See also:

• LATITUDE (Lat. latitudo, latus, broad)

latitude . It divides the en-See also:

• TRANCE (through the French, from Lat. transitus, from transire, to cross, pass over)

trance to the Gulf of See also:

• MEXICO
• MEXICO (Span. Mejico, or Mexico,)
• MEXICO, FEDERAL DISTRICT OF
• MEXICO, GULF OF

Mexico into two passages of nearly equal width,—the Strait of See also:

• FLORIDA

Florida, about 110 m. wide between Capes Hicacos in See also:

• CUBA (the aboriginal name)

Cuba and Arenas in Florida (See also:

• KEY
• KEY (in O. Eng. tang; the ultimate origin of the word is unknown; it appears only in Old Frisian kei of other Teutonic languages; until the end of the 17th century the pronunciation was kay, as in other words in O. Eng. ending in aeg; cf. daeg, day; clang
• KEY (the phraseograms being indicated by hyphens)
• KEY, SIR ASTLEY COOPER (1821-1888)
• KEY, THOMAS HEWITT (1799-1875)

Key West being a little over See also:

• LOO (formerly called " Lanterloo," Fr. lanturlu, the refrain of a popular 17th-century song)

loo m. from See also:

• HAVANA (the name is of aboriginal origin; Span. Habana or, more fully, San Cristobal de la Habana)

Havana); and the See also:

• YUCATAN

Yucatan Channel, about 130 M. wide between Capes See also:

• SAN

San See also:

• ANTONIO
• ANTONIO (1429—1498)
• ANTONIO, NICOLAS (1617-1684)

Antonio and Catoche . On the N.E., E. and S.E., narrower channels See also:

• SEPARATE

separate it from the See also:

• BAHAMAS (Lucayos)

Bahamas, See also:

• HAITI [HAITI, HAYTI, SAN DOMINGO, Or HISPANIOLA]

Haiti (5o m.) and See also:

• JAMAICA

Jamaica (85 m.) . In 1908, by the opening of a railway along the Florida Keys, the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time of passage by See also:

• WATER

water between Cuba and the See also:

• UNITED

United States was reduced to a few See also:

• HOURS, CANONICAL

hours . The See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island is See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long and narrow, somewhat in the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of an irregular See also:

• CRESCENT (Lat. crescens, growing)

crescent, See also:

• CONVEX

convex toward the N . It has a decided See also:

• PITCH
• PITCH, MUSICAL

pitch. to the S . Its length from Cape Maisf to Cape San Antonio along a medial See also:

• LINE

line is about 730 m.; its breadth, which averages about 50 m., ranges from a maximum of 16o m. to a minimum of about 22 M . The See also:

• TOTAL

total See also:

• AREA

area is estimated at 41,634 sq. m. without the surrounding keys and the Isle of Pines (area about 118o sq. m.), and including these is approximately 44,164 . The See also:

• GEOGRAPHY (Gr. yil, earth, and ypiickty, to write)

geography of the island is still very imperfectly known, and all figures are approximate only . The See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast line, including larger bays, but excluding reefs, islets, keys and all See also:

• MINUTE
• MINUTE (Lat. minutes, small; minuere, to make less)

minute sinuosities, is about 2500 M. in length . The N. littoral is characterized by bluffs, which grow higher and higher toward the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east, rising to 600 ft. at Cape Maisf . They are marked by distinct terraces .

The See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern coast near Cape Maisf is See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low and sandy . From See also:

• GUANTANAMO

Guantanamo to See also:

• SANTIAGO, or SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Santiago it rises in high escarpments, and W. of Santiago, where the Sierra Maestra runs See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close to the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea, there is a very high abrupt See also:

• SHORE

shore . To the W. of See also:

• MANZANILLO

Manzanillo it sinks again, and throughout most of the remaining distance to Cape San Antonio is low, with a sandy or marshy littoral; at places See also:

• SAND
• SAND, GEORGE (1804-1876)

sand hills fringe the shore; near See also:

• TRINIDAD

Trinidad there are hills of considerable height; and the coast becomes high and rugged W. of Point Fisga, in the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of Pinar del Rio . On both the N. and the S. See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of the island there are long chains of islets and reefs and See also:

• CORAL

coral keys (of which it is estimated there are 1300), which limit See also:

• ACCESS (Lat. accessus)

access to probably See also:

• HALF

half of the coast, and on the N. render See also:

• NAVIGATION (from Lat. navis, ship, and agere, to move)

navigation difficult and dangerous . On the S. they are covered with mangroves . A large See also:

• PART

part of the southern littoral is subject to overflow, and much more of it is permanently marshy . The Zapata Swamp near See also:

• CIENFUEGOS (originally FERNANDINA DE JAGUA)
• CIENFUEGOS, NICASIO ALVAREZ DE (1764–1809)

Cienfuegos is 600 sq. m. in area; other large swamps are the Majaguillar, E. of See also:

• CARDENAS (San Juan de Dios de Cardenas)

Cardenas, and the Cienaga del Buey, S. of the See also:

• CANTO (from the Lat. cantus, a song)

Canto See also:

• RIVER

river . The Isle of Pines in its See also:

• NORTHERN

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