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Gros Islet District, one of 10 first order subdivision (districts, formerly quarters) of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia which includes the island's northernmost point, Cap Point and the notable Cap Estate, where the renowned St. Lucia Golf and Country Club is located.
Originally settled by the Carib (and possibly Arawak), the area was first identified as Gros Islet in a French map from 1717. [4] The community was a Roman Catholic parish, and the first priests who arrived on the island settled in the village in 1749. [5] In 1778, the Anglo-French War broke out between France and Great Britain.
Saint Lucia is a mixed jurisdiction, [51] meaning that it has a legal system based in part on both the civil law and English common law. The Civil Code of St. Lucia of 1867 was based on the Quebec Civil Code of 1866, as supplemented by English common law-style legislation.
Cap Point (French Pointe du Cap) is the northernmost point in Saint Lucia in the Caribbean. It is located in Gros Islet District on the Cap Estate/Upper Saline Point. [ 1 ]
Castries, Saint Lucia. Castries (/ k ə ˈ s t r iː z / ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia, an island country in the Caribbean. The urban area has a population of approximately 20,000, while the eponymous district has a population of just under 70,000, as at May 2013. The city covers 80 km 2 (31 sq mi). [4] [5] [6]
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Map of Saint Lucia Enlargeable, detailed map of Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia is one of many small land masses composing the insular group known as the Windward Islands. [1] Unlike large limestone areas such as Florida, Cuba, and the Yucatan Peninsula, or the Bahamas, which is a small island group composed of coral and sand, Saint Lucia is a typical Windward Island formation of volcanic rock that ...
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