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Martinique (/ ˌ m ɑːr t ɪ ˈ n iː k / MAR-tin-EEK, French: ⓘ; Martinican Creole: Matinik or Matnik; Kalinago: Madinina or Madiana) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea.
11 de abr. de 2024 · The name Martinique is probably a corruption of the Indian name Madiana (“Island of Flowers”) or Madinina (“Fertile Island with Luxuriant Vegetation”), as reputedly told to Christopher Columbus by the Caribs in 1502. The administrative capital and chief town is Fort-de-France. Area 436 square miles (1,128 square km). Land.
6 de abr. de 2021 · The island of Martinique is a French Overseas Territorial Collectivity located in the southeastern Caribbean Sea and forming a part of the volcanic arc of the Lesser Antilles group of islands. Martinique is one of the Windward Islands that is situated northwest of Barbados, south of the island of Dominica and north of Saint Lucia.
Discover Martinique: Mount Pelee, Fort-de-France, Saint-Pierre, Carnival, Beguine. Links to accommodation, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, tourist boards, biking, cruising, diving, tours and much more.
29 de may. de 2018 · Coming to the island in 1502, Columbus gave it the name Martinique. Indigenous Carib islanders called it Madiana or Madinina ("Island of Flowers"), designations still used informally in song and poetry.
10 de jul. de 2023 · Martinique profile. 10 July 2023. A mountainous and densely-populated overseas department of France, the Caribbean island of Martinique has a French and Creole heritage. Tourism flourishes and it ...
Martinique - French, Caribbean, Creole: The original Carib Indian population disappeared after Europeans arrived, partly as a result of disease, conflicts with the Europeans, and assimilation. In 1658 French settlers on the island numbered about 5,000. Slaves brought from Africa added a further ethnic component. Today people of mixed European and African ancestry account for more than nine ...
