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Wesleyan Chapel, Basseterre, St. Christopher's, West Indies (1850) [3] Basseterre was founded in 1627 by the French, under Sieur Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc.It served as the capital of the French colony of Saint-Christophe, which consisted of the northern and southern extremities of the island of St. Kitts (the centre was yielded to Britain).
Map of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a twin island country with a total landmass of just 270 square kilometres (104 sq mi). The island of St. Kitts, the larger of the two, is 180 square kilometres (68 sq mi) in size and is located at latitude 17.30 N, and longitude 62.80 W. Nevis is 93 square kilometres (36 sq mi) and located at latitude 17.10 N, longitude 62.35 W ...
From St Kitts the British settled the islands of Antigua, Montserrat, Anguilla and Tortola, and the French settled Martinique, the Guadeloupe archipelago and Saint Barthélemy. During the late 17th century, France and England fought for control over St Kitts and Nevis, fighting wars in 1667, [14]: 41–50 1689–90 [14]: 51–55 and 1701–13.
Saint Kitts, officially Saint Christopher, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean . Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis .
Figtree, Saint Kitts and Nevis; List of World Heritage Sites in Saint Kitts and Nevis; List of cricket grounds in the West Indies; Mannings, Saint Kitts and Nevis; Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis; Middle Island, Saint Kitts and Nevis; Monkey Hill; Newcastle, Saint Kitts and Nevis; Newton Ground, Saint Kitts and Nevis; Nichola Town; Old Road Town
ORDNANCE SURVEY, GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1984, Nevis, with part of St. Christopher (Saint Kitts). Series E803 (D.O.S. 343), Sheet NEVIS, Edition 5 O.S.D. 1984. Reprinted in 1995, published by the Government of the United Kingdom (Ordnance Survey) for the Government of Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis.
The Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis An enlargeable map of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Kitts and Nevis: The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , also known as Saint Christopher and Nevis , [ 1 ] is a sovereign federal two-island nation located in the ...
Basseterre, the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies; Basse-Terre, the capital city of Guadeloupe, an overseas région and département of France, located in the Lesser Antilles; Basse-Terre Island, the name of the western half of Guadeloupe