Île Tintamarre
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| Native name: Île Tintamarre | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 18°7′10″N 62°58′50″W / 18.11944°N 62.98056°WCoordinates: 18°7′10″N 62°58′50″W / 18.11944°N 62.98056°W |
| Archipelago | Lesser Antilles |
| Country | |
Île Tintamarre is a small island with an area of approximately 0.8 square kilometres.[1] It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 3 kilometres from the island of Saint Martin, and is administered as part of the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin.[2][3] The island currently has no human occupants, but has been inhabited in the past. Between 1946 and 1950, it was the base for the airline Compagnie Aérienne Antillaise, which flew planes from the island's 500-metre airstrip (no longer existent.)[2][1][4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b p. 90, Adventure Guide to St. Martin & St. Barts, Lynne M. Sullivan, Hunter Publishing, Inc., 2003, ISBN 1-58843-348-X.
- ^ a b Compagnie Aerienne Antillaise, Jerry Casius, AAHS Journal, 50, #1 (Spring 2005). Accessed on line January 9, 2008.
- ^ (French) Art. L.O. 6311-1, book 3, part 6 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales. Accessed on line January 9, 2008.
- ^ Tintamarre Island, Andrew MacDonald. Accessed on line January 9, 2008.
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