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Saint Lucia Channel is a strait in the Caribbean that separates French island Martinique, to the north, and Saint Lucia, in the south. It is a pathway between Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. [1] The Diamond Rock is in the St. Lucia Canal.
Saint Lucia is one of two sovereign states in the world named after a female [16] and is the only one named after a woman (Ireland is named after a goddess). Legend states that French sailors were shipwrecked on the island on 13 December, the feast day of St. Lucy, and therefore named the island in her honour. [17]
Saint Lucia is known for beaches some of which are covered in black volcanic sand. [1] The island's temperature averages 27 °C (80 °F) all year. The island offers many water adventures, everything from snorkelling to jet skiing to parasailing .
Marigot Bay is located on the western coast of the Caribbean island country of Saint Lucia, 3.75 miles southwest from Castries and a short distance from the Saint Lucian National Marine Reserve. It is surrounded on three sides by steep, forested hills.
1] Map of Saint Lucia Districts of Saint Lucia. This is a list of cities in the 10 districts of the island country of Saint Lucia. There are 150 inhabited places in Saint Lucia. The significant cities and the district where they are located are listed below. [2]
Rodney Bay is a town and bay located in the Gros Islet District on the island of Saint Lucia. Gros Islet is one of the ten districts in the island. It can be found on the northwestern coast of the island above the Castries District, where the capital of St. Lucia is, and the former Dauphin quarter. [1]
St. Lucia News Online, officially launched on Oct. 1, 2012., Gros Islet, website [4] The Star, established in 1987, published weekly (Saturday), founded by Mae and Rick Wayne [5] The Voice of Saint Lucia, The Voice (1885– ), Castries, British Library 013895624 [6] [7] Based on records in the British Archives, the following newspapers were ...
Vigie is part of Castries, Saint Lucia.. The French established a village at the base of Vigie Hill in 1745, and a military headquarters on Vigie Height. Three forts were built, Choc Fort facing Choc Bay, Fort St. Victor at the entrance to Grand Carénage Bay (Castries Harbor), and Fort Montagu overlooking Petit Carénage Bay.