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: The Wallpaper Blog exciting wallpapers for you Wednesday , October 1, 2008 Beautiful Caribbean Wallpapers The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea , its islands and the surrounding coasts . The region is located southeast of North America , east of Central America , and to the north of South America.the region comprises more than 7,000 islands , 160 islets,reefs , and cays . Also called the West Indies since Christopher Columbus landed here in 1492 The geography and climate in the Caribbean region varies from one place to another . Some islands in the region have relatively flat terrain of non-volcanic origin . Such islands include Aruba possessing only minor volcanic features Bahamas Turks and Caicos Islands Barbados Bonaire the Cayman Islands or Antigua Others