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Which island chain forms the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea?

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The eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea is formed by the Lesser Antilles, a north-south chain of islands that functions as an island arc. This chain extends from the Virgin Islands in the northeast down to Trinidad in the southeast, off the coast of Venezuela.1