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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 ...
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It is located on the island of Saint Martin. The border between the French and Dutch halves of the island runs across the centre of the lagoon. There are two small islands that lie in the lagoon: the larger, Grand Ilet (also known as Explorer's Island) to the north, is within the French region of Saint-Martin ; the smaller, Little Key, to the ...
Sandy Ground (French: Sol Sableux) is a coastal community on the French side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin/Saint Maarten. Sandy Ground is known for its luxury hotels, [ 1 ] nature, and beaches.
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 ...
Fort Louis (or Fort St. Louis) [1] [2] is a historic French military fort on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. It is located in Marigot, the capital of the French side of the island, overlooking Marigot Bay. [3] The fort was built in the 18th century to defend Marigot's harbor and its warehouses. [4] It was built during the reign of King ...
Saint Martin elects one member to the French Senate, and one to the French National Assembly (note that the latter post is shared with Saint Barthélemy). [6] Before 2007, Saint Martin was coded as GP (Guadeloupe) in ISO 3166-1. In October 2007, it received the ISO 3166-1 code MF (alpha-2 code), MAF (alpha-3 code), and 663 (numeric code). [33]
Location of Saint Martin in the Caribbean This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on the island of Saint Martin , located in the Lesser Antilles chain in the Caribbean . Politically, Saint Martin is divided between the Collectivity of Saint Martin on the northern half of the island, which is an overseas collectivity of France , and Sint ...