Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Martinique (/ ˌ m ɑːr t ɪ ˈ n iː k / MAR-tin-EEK, French: ⓘ; Martinican Creole: Matinik or Matnik; [6] Kalinago: Madinina or Madiana) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea.
La Martinique est située dans l' Arc volcanique des Petites Antilles, dans la mer des Caraïbes, entre la Dominique au nord et Sainte-Lucie au sud, à environ 420 km au nord-nord-est des côtes du Venezuela, et environ 865 km à l'est-sud-est de la République dominicaine.
History of Martinique - Wikipedia. This is a page on the history of the island of Martinique. 100–1450. The island was originally inhabited by Arawak and Carib peoples. Circa 130 AD, the first Arawaks are believed to have arrived from South America. In 295 A.D, an eruption of Mount Pelée resulted in the decimation of the island's population.
Martinique, island and overseas territorial collectivity of France, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It is included in the Lesser Antilles island chain. Its nearest neighbours are the island republics of Dominica, 22 miles (35 km) to the northwest, and Saint Lucia, 16 miles (26 km) to the south.
Geography of Martinique. The French Overseas Department of Martinique is a Caribbean island belonging to the Lesser Antilles group in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Cuba and north of Trinidad and Tobago. It is part of the French West Indies.
Martinique is an island in the Caribbean Sea. It has an area of 1,128 km². Nearly 400,000 people live there. Martinique was known by indigenous peoples of the Caribbean as Madiana or Madinina. [1]
As an overseas department of France, Martinique 's culture is French, African and Caribbean. Its former capital, Saint-Pierre (destroyed by a volcanic eruption), was often referred to as the Paris of the Lesser Antilles. The official language is French, although many Martinicans speak a Creole patois.
This is a list of the demographics of Martinique, a Caribbean island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France.
Martinique is an overseas Territorial collectivity of France, with the same political status as regions and departments in mainland France. The administrative centre of Martinique is located in Fort-de-France.
Martinique ( /ˌmɑːtɪˈniːk/, MAR-tin-EEK; French pronunciation: [maʁtinik]; Martinican Creole: Matnik or Matinik) is an island in the Lesser Antilles in the eastren Caribbean Sea, wi a land aurie o 1,128 km 2 (436 sq mi).