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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 ...
Below is a brief summary of shooting incidents against St. Martin's fishermen: On October 7, 1998, between three and five Bangladeshi fishermen were killed by Burmese Navy forces just off the coast of St. Martin's Island. [19] On September 8, 1999, one Bangladeshi fisherman was shot and killed by Burmese Navy forces near Saint Martin Island ...
St Martin's is one of the five civil parishes of the Isles of Scilly, which are also wards. The civil parish and ward include several uninhabited islands and rocks, including the Eastern Isles, Great Ganilly, English Island and White Island. [5] St Martin's returns one councillor to the Council of the Isles of Scilly, the same as the other "off ...
Saint Martin Island may refer to: Saint Martin (island), an island in the northeast Caribbean; St. Martin Island, an island in Michigan; St. Martin's Island, an island of Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal; St Martin's, Isles of Scilly
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 ...
An enlargeable topographic map of the island of Saint Martin An enlargeable satellite image of the island of Saint Martin. Saint Martin is: an island, and an overseas collectivity of France; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere. North America (though not on the mainland) Atlantic Ocean. North Atlantic. Caribbean. Antilles ...
English: Topographic map in English of the Caribbean island of Saint-Martin / Sint Maarten, divided between French and Dutch halves. Note: the shaded relief is a raster image embedded in the SVG file.