Île Tintamarre
Native name:
Île Tintamarre
Topological map of Saint Martin and Ile Taitamarre
Île Tintamarre is located in Saint-Martin
Île Tintamarre
Île Tintamarre
Île Tintamarre is located in Lesser Antilles
Île Tintamarre
Île Tintamarre
Île Tintamarre is located in Caribbean
Île Tintamarre
Île Tintamarre
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates18°7′10″N 62°58′50″W / 18.11944°N 62.98056°W / 18.11944; -62.98056
ArchipelagoLesser Antilles
Area0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Administration
Tintamarre Island.

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

  1. 1 2 p. 90, Adventure Guide to St. Martin & St. Barts, Lynne M. Sullivan, Hunter Publishing, Inc., 2003, ISBN 1-58843-348-X.
  2. 1 2 Compagnie Aerienne Antillaise, Jerry Casius, AAHS Journal, 50, #1 (Spring 2005). Accessed on line January 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ (in French) Art. L.O. 6311-1, book 3, part 6 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales. Accessed on line January 9, 2008.
  4. ↑ Tintamarre Island, Andrew MacDonald. Accessed on line January 9, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Tintamarre". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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