Windward Passage

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Windward Passage

A channel between eastern Cuba and northwest Haiti connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea.

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Windward Passage

(Placename) a strait in the Caribbean, between E Cuba and NW Haiti. Width: 80 km (50 miles)

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Wind′ward Pas′sage

a strait in the West Indies, between Cuba and Hispaniola. 50 mi. (80 km) wide.

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Windward Passage - a channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea

Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

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