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Geographic Locations > Islands > West Indies > Saint Kitts and Nevis
... > Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Islands > West Indies > Saint Kitts and Nevis
Environment and Public Health > Environment > Islands > West Indies > Saint Kitts and Nevis
Geographic Locations > Americas > Caribbean Region > West Indies > Saint Kitts and Nevis

Terme préférentiel

Saint Kitts and Nevis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • An independent federation of the Leeward Islands in the West Indies, consisting of Saint Christopher, Nevis, and Sombrero. Its capital is Basseterre. It was discovered by Columbus in 1493, settled by the British in 1625, the first of the Leeward Islands to be colonized by them. It was held jointly by the French and English 1628-1713, but returned to Great Britain by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. It was held by the French 1782-83. Under the British for the next 200 years, it gained its independence in 1983. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1045; Embassy, telephone 202-686-2636)

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • St. Kitts and Nevis

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LJ6H1TPK-V

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 26/06/1996, dernière modification le 03/07/2012