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The East Indies, sometimes known simply as the Indies, are the lands of South and Southeast Asia, though usually refer to just the islands of Southeast Asia, primarily the Indonesian and Philippine
Study Geography - West Indies VS East Indies ~: The West Indies is also known as the Caribbean. It includes the islands of the Caribbean Sea. Whereas the East Indies refers to
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East Indies is a term used by Europeans from the 16th century onwards to identify what is now known as the Indian subcontinent or South Asia, Southeastern Asia, and the islands of
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