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The first written records in the history of Dominica began in November 1493, when Christopher Columbus spotted the island. Prior to European contact, Dominica was inhabited by the Arawak . Dominica was a French colony from 1715 until the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, and then became a British colony from 1763 to 1978.
Dominica is home to 195 species of birds. Because of the isolated location of Dominica, this number is lower than that of Trinidad, which is located closer to mainland South-America and has 472 bird species. The Caribbean Sea offshore of the island of Dominica is home to many cetaceans. Most notably a group of sperm whales live in this area ...
The Flag of Dominica The location of Dominica An enlargeable relief map of the Commonwealth of Dominica. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Dominica: Dominica – sovereign island nation located in the Caribbean Sea. [1]
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ar.wikipedia.org أيزو 3166-2:DM; معاملة المثليين في دومينيكا; Usage on arz.wikipedia.org
Module:Location map/data/Dominica is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Dominica. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Dominica is the largest and most northerly of the Windward Islands. The island faces the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Caribbean Sea to the west. [ 1 ] Its nearest neighbours are the French islands of Guadeloupe, some 48 kilometres (30 mi) north, and Martinique, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south. [ 1 ]
Historic sites in Dominica (1 C) Pages in category "History of Dominica" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Map of Dominica. The culture of Dominica is formed by the inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Dominica.Dominica is home to a wide range of people. Although it was historically occupied by several native tribes, it was the Taíno and Island Caribs (Kalinago) tribes that remained by the time European settlers reached the island.