The answer to your question is number 2 An exothermic process releases heat, causing the temperature of the immediate surroundings to rise
The islands of Isla de Lobos and Lobos Island (Rio Negro)
One could argue that one similarity that Britain and the West Indies had with the New England colonies was that they all shared in the same "triangle trade", which brought large amounts of slaves to the Caribbean and large amounts of sugar and other products to Britain.
