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]
Native name: Île Tintamarre | |
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 Topological map of Saint Martin and Ile Taitamarre | |
  Île Tintamarre  Île Tintamarre  Île Tintamarre | |
| 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 | |
Important Bird Area
editA 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]
Bibliography
edit- Casius, Gerard J. (October 1996). "Les aviateurs de Tintamarre (1ère partie)" [The Pilots of Tintamarre]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (43): 11–15. ISSN 1243-8650.
- Casius, Gerard J. (November 1996). "Les aviateurs de Tintamarre (2ème et dernière partie)". Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (44): 33–36. ISSN 1243-8650.
References
edit- ^ 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 18, 2014.
- ^ (in 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.
- ^ "Tintamarre". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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