Île Tintamarre
Île Tintamarre, also known as Flat Island, is a small island with an area of approximately Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] It is located in the Caribbean Sea, about Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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
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References
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- ↑ a b p. 90, Adventure Guide to St. Martin & St. Barts, Lynne M. Sullivan, Hunter Publishing, Inc., 2003, Template:ISBN.
- ↑ a b Compagnie Aerienne Antillaise, Jerry Casius, AAHS Journal, 50, #1 (Spring 2005). Accessed on line January 18, 2014.
- ↑ Template:In lang 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.
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