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Westindischekade (Groningen)

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Thw Westindischekade, the Westindian Kaai, is called after the Westindian islands.
These islands, called the West Indies, generally form island arcs that delineate the eastern and northern edges of the Caribbean Sea. These islands are called the West Indies because when Christopher Columbus landed here in 1492 he believed that he had reached the Indies (in Asia).
In the neighbourhood of the Westindischekade are streets with names of islands in the Westindies that are or were historically related to The Netherlands.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles
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Coordinates:   53°14'12"N   6°34'22"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago