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Saint Martin (French: Saint-Martin; Dutch: Sint Maarten) is an island in Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the northeastern Caribbean, approximately 300 km (190 mi) east of Puerto Rico. The 87 km 2 (34 sq mi) island is divided roughly 60:40 between the French Republic (53 km 2 or 20 sq mi) [ 1 ] and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (34 km ...
Sint Maarten (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪntˈmaːrtə(n)] ⓘ) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean region of North America. [8] With a population of 58,477 [9] [2] as of June 2023 on an area of 34 km 2 (13 sq mi), it encompasses the southern 44% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the northern 56% of the island constitutes the French ...
Ancient relics date the island's first settlers, probably the Ciboney (a subgroup of Arawaks), back to 3,500 years ago. [citation needed] Then another group of Arawaks migrated from South America's Orinoco basin around 800 A.D. [citation needed] Because of St. Martin's salt-pans they called it "Soualiga," or "Land of Salt."
Saint Martin – one of the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean Sea, that is divided between France and the Netherlands.; For articles on the Dutch part of the island, see Category: Sint Maarten.
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The confusion of numerous poorly charted small islands in the Leeward Islands meant that this name was accidentally transferred to the island now known as Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten. [9] [10] Nominally a Spanish territory, the island became the focus of the competing interest of the European powers, notably France and the United Provinces ...
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