Île Tintamarre
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 | |
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]
Important Bird Area
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]
Bibliography
- 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
- ^ 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.