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Saint-Barthélemy Channel

Coordinates: 17°59′N 62°59′W / 17.983°N 62.983°W / 17.983; -62.983
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Saint-Barthélemy Channel is to the north of Saint-Barthélemy

Saint-Barthélemy Channel is a strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates the French overseas collectivity of Saint Barthélemy and the island of Saint Martin, which is divided between a separate French overseas collectivity and Sint Maarten, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[1] The channel is about 5 miles wide.[2] The maritime boundary between Saint Bathélemy and Sint Maarten runs through Saint-Barthélemy Channel.

References

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  1. ^ Sailing Directions (enroute): Caribbean Sea. The Agency. 2001. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-16-066399-4.
  2. ^ Center, United States Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic (1976). Sailing directions (enroute) for the Caribbean Sea. Department of Defense, Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic Center. p. 161.

17°59′N 62°59′W / 17.983°N 62.983°W / 17.983; -62.983