Martinique Martinique The arrondissement of Fort-de-France is an arrondissement of France, ...more on Wikipedia about "Arrondissement of Fort-de-France"
The arrondissement of La Trinité is an arrondissement of France, ...more on Wikipedia about "Arrondissement of La Trinité"
The arrondissement of Le Marin is an arrondissement of France, ...more on Wikipedia about "Arrondissement of Le Marin"
The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre is an arrondissement of France, ...more on Wikipedia about "Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre"
Arrondissements of the Martinique département ...more on Wikipedia about "Arrondissements of the Martinique département"
The Carbet Mountains ( French: Pitons Du Carbet, or Carbet Nails) are a massif of volcanic origin on the Caribbean island of Martinique. The Carbet Mountains occupy an 80 km long path through the centre of the island, and include some of its highest peaks, though Martinique's highest point Mount Pelée is not part of the range. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carbet Mountains"
The Carib Expulsion took place in 1660 on the new French colony of Martinique in the Caribbean. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carib Expulsion"
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(Demographics of Martinique) Population: ...more on Wikipedia about "Demographics of Martinique"
The only major international dispute surrounding Martinique is due to its status as a transshipment point for cocaine and cannabis bound for the United States and Europe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Foreign relations of Martinique"
(Geography of Martinique) Location: ...more on Wikipedia about "Geography of Martinique"
The following text was moved from the Martinique article and should be merged with the above ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Martinique"
Jean-Baptiste Labat (sometimes called, simply, Père Labat) ( 1663- 1738), French clergyman, botanist, writer, explorer, ethnographer, soldier, engineer, and landowner. Born in Paris, he entered the order of the Dominicans at the age of twenty. He was ordained at the completion of his philosophical and theological studies. Besides preaching, he taught philosophy and mathematics to secular students at Nancy. Abandoning this work, he devoted himself to missionary activity and for many years preached in the various churches of France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean-Baptiste Labat"
Joseph Zobel was born on April 26, 1915, in Martinique. He is the author of several novels and short-stories in which social issues are at the forefront. His most famous novel, La Rue Cases-Negres (often translated as Black Shack Alley or Sugar Cane Alley), is an account of a young boy raised by his grandmother in a post-slavery, but still plantation-based, Martinique. Joseph Zobel spent some time in Senegal, and lives now in the Southern part of France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joseph Zobel"
La savane is a park located just across the bay of Fort-de-France in Martinique. It was formerly known as Jardin du Roy (garden of the king) and its first purpose is said to have been to harbour scientific experiments on plants that were new to the then colony. ...more on Wikipedia about "La Savane"
Martinique is an island located in the eastern Spanish Sea, with a total area of 1,634 km². It is an overseas département ( département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France. Like the other DOMs, Martinique is also one of the 21 régions of France (as a région d'outre-mer), and an integral part of the Republic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Martinique"
Mount Pelée ( French: Montagne Pelée, " Bald Mountain") is an active volcano on the northern tip of the French overseas département of Martinique in the Caribbean. It is a stratovolcano, its volcanic cone composed of layers of volcanic ash and hardened lava. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Pelée"
Pierre Bélain, Sieur d'Esnambuc ( 1585- 1636) was a French trader in the Caribbean, who established the first permanent French colony, Saint Pierre, on the island of Martinique in 1635. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc"
(Politics of Martinique) Country name: ...more on Wikipedia about "Politics of Martinique"
The Citadel is a world-class diving spot in Martinique. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Citadel (Martinique)"
(Transportation in Martinique) Railways: ...more on Wikipedia about "Transportation in Martinique"
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