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The Martinique Handball Championship, organized by the Martinique Handball League, [118] concludes with the Poule des As (play-off) which determines the Martinique champion in the women's and men's categories. The Poule des As is a very popular event in Martinique, the pavilions are filled for the finals held at the Palais des Sports de Lamentin.
The "Island of flowers ", as Martinique is called, is a volcanic island with rather low mountains which form steep cliffs along the coasts. It can be divided into three natural zones: a mountainous region in the north, with its two highest points at Mount Pelée (an active volcano, 4,428 ft.) and the Pitons du Carbet (3,960 ft.); the Lamentin Plain in the center; and a hilly region in the ...
Petite Martinique (/ ˈ p ɪ. t i ˌ m ɑːr t ɪ ˈ n iː k / PI-tee MAR-tin-EEK) [1] is one of the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, which is part of Grenada. It is 4 km (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) away from Carriacou. With its 586 acres (2.37 km 2) and population of 900, [1] it is smaller than Carriacou. Petite Martinique comprises about 9 ...
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
Big Pine Key: 25.8 10 United States ( Florida) 93 Cubagua: 24 - Venezuela ( Nueva Esparta) 94 Ragged Island: 23 9 Bahamas: 95 South Caicos: 21.2 8 Turks and Caicos Islands: 96 Saint Barthélemy: 21 8 Saint Barthélemy: 97 Sint Eustatius: 21 8.1 Sint Eustatius: 98 Virgin Gorda: 21 8 British Virgin Islands: 99 Long Cay: 21 8 Bahamas: 100 La ...
Réunion (/ r iː ˈ juː n j ə n /; French: [la ʁe.ynjɔ̃] ⓘ; Reunionese Creole: La Rényon; known as Île Bourbon before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France.
The neighbouring island of Petite Martinique is 2.5 miles (2.2 nmi) away from Carriacou, and also a part of Grenada. With its 586 acres (2.37 km 2) and population of 900, it is smaller than Carriacou. Carriacou and Petite Martinique are known for its Regatta and Village Maroon.
Map of Antilles / Caribbean in 1843. The word Antilles originated in the period before the European colonization of the Americas, Antilia being one of those mysterious lands which figured on the medieval charts, sometimes as an archipelago, sometimes as continuous land of greater or lesser extent, its location fluctuating in mid-ocean between the Canary Islands and India.