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°W |
Archipelago | Lesser Antilles |
Area | 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Île Tintamarre, also known as Flat Island, is a small island with an area of approximately 0.8 square kilometres (0.3 sq mi). [1] It is located in the Caribbean Sea, about 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the island of Saint Martin, and is administered as part of the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin. [2] [3] The island has no human occupants, but has been inhabited in the past. Between 1946 and 1950, it was the base for a former airline, Compagnie Aérienne Antillaise, which flew planes from the island's 500-metre (1,600 ft) airstrip. [1] [2] [4]
A 665 ha area, encompassing the island and its surrounding waters, has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports populations of green-throated caribs, Antillean crested hummingbirds, Caribbean elaenias, pearly-eyed thrashers and Lesser Antillean bullfinches, as well as seabird breeding colonies of red-billed tropicbirds and brown noddies. [5]
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°W |
Archipelago | Lesser Antilles |
Area | 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Île Tintamarre, also known as Flat Island, is a small island with an area of approximately 0.8 square kilometres (0.3 sq mi). [1] It is located in the Caribbean Sea, about 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the island of Saint Martin, and is administered as part of the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin. [2] [3] The island has no human occupants, but has been inhabited in the past. Between 1946 and 1950, it was the base for a former airline, Compagnie Aérienne Antillaise, which flew planes from the island's 500-metre (1,600 ft) airstrip. [1] [2] [4]
A 665 ha area, encompassing the island and its surrounding waters, has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports populations of green-throated caribs, Antillean crested hummingbirds, Caribbean elaenias, pearly-eyed thrashers and Lesser Antillean bullfinches, as well as seabird breeding colonies of red-billed tropicbirds and brown noddies. [5]