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@Martinique
Introduction Martinique
Background:
The French began to settle this island in 1635, overcoming
resistance from the local Carib inhabitants. In 1660, the suviving
natives were rounded up and permanently expelled. The island has
subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief
periods of foreign occupation.
Geography Martinique
Location:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic
Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Geographic coordinates:
14 40 N, 61 00 W
Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total: 1,100 sq km
land: 1,060 sq km
water: 40 sq km