Île Tintamarre is a small island with an area of approximately 0.8 square kilometers.[1] It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 3 kilometers 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 Aerienne Antillaise, which flew planes from the island's 500-meter airstrip (no longer existent.)[2][1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b p. 90, Adventure Guide to St. Martin & St. Barts, Lynne M. Sullivan, Hunter Publishing, Inc., 2003, ISBN 158843348X.
  2. ^ a b Compagnie Aerienne Antillaise, Jerry Casius, AAHS Journal, 50, #1 (Spring 2005). Accessed on line January 9, 2008.
  3. ^ (French) Art. L.O. 6311-1, book 3, part 6 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales. Accessed on line January 9, 2008.
  4. ^ Tintamarre Island, Andrew MacDonald. Accessed on line January 9, 2008.

Coordinates: 18°7′10″N 62°58′50″W / 18.11944, -62.98056


 This Collectivité de Saint-Martin location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Tintamarre"


Comments

No comments have been added.



Your name:

City:

Country:

Your comments:

Security check *
(Please enter the number into adjoining box)