the geographic area that lies between continental North and South America and comprises the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies, and the adjacent mainland regions of southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela; includes but not limited to the West Indies, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Netherland Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, the Grenadines, Trinidad, Tobago and the Virgin Islands.