Glaciation during the ice ages caused the sea level to drop. Parts of the limestone reef platforms that form the bedrock of the Bahamas fell dry. Rain penetrated through cracks and dissolved the limestone, creating widely ramified karst caves. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R. Marel/S. Hillmann/C. Gerisch/A.
On the eastern edge of the region, parts of the North and South American plates slide under the Caribbean plate at a rate of about two centimeters per year. Even today, 16 volcanoes are still active over a long period of time. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R. Marel/S. Hillmann/C. Gerisch/A. Kindler/SpiegelTV
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