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Saint Mark Parish (Dominica)
Saint Mark is one of Dominica's ten administrative parishes (Dominica is in the Lesser Antilles). It is bordered by St. Luke (to the north) and St. Patrick (to the east). With an area of 9.9 km² (3.8 mi²),Figures provided by the Lands and Surveys Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Cork Street, Roseau, Dominica. it is the second smallest in the island. It had a population of 1,834 people at the Population Census of 2011. The main settlements in the parish are Soufrière and Scotts Head (near which the only tombolo in the West Indies can be found). Another village in the parish is Galion Galion ( ) is a city in Crawford, Morrow, and Richland counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 10,453 at the 2020 census. Galion is the second-largest city in Crawford County after Bucyrus. The Crawford County portion of Galio .... References External links * Parishes of Dominica Tombolos {{Dominica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parish (Dominica)
Dominica is divided into ten parish (administrative division), parishes. The largest parish by population in Dominica is Saint George Parish, Dominica, Saint George which contains the capital city Roseau and has a total population of 21,241. The smallest parish by population is Saint Peter Parish, Dominica, Saint Peter with 1,430 residents. The largest parish by land area is Saint Andrew Parish, Dominica, Saint Andrew which spans , while Saint Luke Parish, Dominica, Saint Luke is the smallest at . Parishes See also *ISO 3166-2:DM *List of Caribbean First-level Subdivisions by Total Area *Commonwealth Local Government Forum, Commonwealth Local Government Forum-Americas References Parishes of Dominica, Subdivisions of Dominica Lists of administrative divisions, Dominica, Parishes Administrative divisions in North America, Dominica 1 First-level administrative divisions by country, Parishes, Dominica Dominica geography-related lists, Parishes {{Dominica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. Dominica's closest neighbours are two Special member state territories and the European Union, constituent territories of the European Union, both overseas departments of France: Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Dominica comprises a land area of , and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census. The island was settled by the Arawak arriving from South America in the fifth century. The Kalinago displaced the Arawak by the 15th century. Christopher Columbus is said to have passed the island on Sunday, 3 November 1493. It was later colonised by Europeans, predominantly by the French from the 1690s to 1763. The French trafficked slaves from W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soufrière, Dominica
Soufrière is a village on the southwest coast of Dominica. It is the capital of Saint Mark Parish (Dominica), Saint Mark Parish and has a population of 1,416 people.Commonwealth of Dominica, ''Population and Housing Census – 2001''. Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001. Gallery File:Soufrière Aerial View.JPG, Aerial View of Soufrière File:Soufriere Church high res.jpg, Soufriere Church File:Soufrière Bay At Night.JPG, Soufrière Bay At Night References External links *Photos from Soufrière Populated places in Dominica {{dominica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parishes Of Dominica
Dominica is divided into ten parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...es. The largest parish by population in Dominica is Saint George which contains the capital city Roseau and has a total population of 21,241. The smallest parish by population is Saint Peter with 1,430 residents. The largest parish by land area is Saint Andrew which spans , while Saint Luke is the smallest at . Parishes See also * ISO 3166-2:DM * List of Caribbean First-level Subdivisions by Total Area * Commonwealth Local Government Forum-Americas References Subdivisions of Dominica Dominica, Parishes Dominica 1 Parishes, Dominica Parishes {{Dominica-geo-stub ast:Dominica#Organización políticu-alministrativa de:Dominica#Verwaltungsgliederung gl:Dominica#Organizació ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Antilles
The Lesser Antilles is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea, forming part of the West Indies in Caribbean, Caribbean region of the Americas. They are distinguished from the larger islands of the Greater Antilles to the west. They form an arc which begins east of Geography of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico at the Virgin Islands, archipelago of the Virgin Islands, swings southeast through the Leeward Islands, Leeward and Windward Islands towards South America, and turns westward through the Leeward Antilles along the Geography of Venezuela, Venezuelan coast. Most of them are part of a long, partially volcanic arc, volcanic island arc between the Greater Antilles to the north-west and the continent of South America."West Indies." ''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'', 3rd ed. 2001. () Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc., p. 1298. The islands of the Lesser Antilles form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. Together, the Lesser Antilles a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Luke Parish, Dominica
Saint Luke is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. George to the north, St. Mark to the south, and St. Patrick to the east. The parish is the smallest one in Dominica by area and population. 1,668 peopleCommonwealth of Dominica, ''Population and Housing Census – 2001''. Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001. live in its 7.77 km2 (3 mi2)Figures provided by the Lands and Surveys Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Cork Street, Roseau, Dominica. of area. Pointe Michel (La Pointe) is its only settlement. Its shape resembles a wedge A wedge is a triangle, triangular shaped tool, a portable inclined plane, and one of the six simple machines. It can be used to separate two objects or portions of an object, lift up an object, or hold an object in place. It functions by conver ... pointing right, with the top part cut off. References External links * Parishes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Patrick Parish, Dominica
Saint Patrick is one of Dominica's 10 administrative Parishes of Dominica, parishes. It is bordered by Saint George Parish, Dominica, St. George, Saint Luke Parish, Dominica, St. Luke and Saint Mark Parish, Dominica, St. Mark to the west, and Saint David Parish, Dominica, St. David to the north. It has an area of 84.4 km² (32.59 mi²), and has a population of 8,383. at GeoHive. Retrieved July 21, 2006. Grand Bay, Dominica, Grand Bay (also known as Berekua) and La Plaine, Dominica, La Plaine are the largest settlements in the parish. Other villages include: *Bagatelle, Dominica, Bagatelle *Bellevue Chopin (also in St. George) *Boetica *Bordeaux, Dominica, Bordeaux *Delices *Dubuc, Dominica, Dubuc *Fond St. Jean *Geneva Estate, Geneva *Hagley, Dominica, Hagley *Montine *Petite Savanne *Pichelin *P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotts Head, Dominica
Scotts Head is a village on the southwest coast of Dominica, in Saint Mark Parish, Dominica, Saint Mark Parish. In 2001, its population was 721. Predominantly a fishing village, Scotts Head overlooks Soufrière, Dominica, Soufrière Bay, which is protected as the Soufrière Scotts Head Marine Reserve. It is also a popular snorkelling and diving site for tourists. The village shares its name with the Caribbean's only tied island, a small peninsula with a rising headland that extends westward from the village at Dominica's southwest tip. The Island Carib language, Carib name of the peninsula is ', literally "that which is being eaten (by the sea)"; this is possibly a reference to its location at the convergence of the Caribbean Sea to its north and the Atlantic Ocean to its south. At the top of the peninsula is the Scotts Head Lighthouse, a small Lighthouse, lighted navigational aid approximately 5 meters (16.4 ft) tall. Also on the peninsula are the remains of the 18th century m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tombolo
A tombolo is a sandy or shingle isthmus. It is a deposition landform by which an island becomes attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land such as a spit or bar. Once attached, the island is then known as a tied island. The word ''tombolo'' is from the Italian ', meaning 'pillow' or 'cushion', and sometimes translated incorrectly as '' ayre'' (an ayre is a shingle beach of any kind). Several islands tied together by bars which rise above the water level are called a tombolo cluster. Two or more tombolos may form an enclosure (called a lagoon) that can eventually fill with sediment. Formation The shoreline moves toward the island (or detached breakwater) owing to the accretion of sand in the lee of the island, where wave energy and longshore drift are reduced and therefore deposition of sand occurs. Wave diffraction and refraction True tombolos are formed by wave refraction and diffraction. As waves near an island, they are slowed by the shallow water surroundi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galion, Dominica
Galion, also spelled Gallion, is a mountain village in the south of Dominica Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ..., with a population of 134.Commonwealth of Dominica, ''Population and Housing Census — 2001''. Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001. References External linksPhotos from Galion Populated places in Dominica {{Dominica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Mark Parish, Dominica
Saint Mark is one of Dominica's ten administrative parishes (Dominica is in the Lesser Antilles). It is bordered by St. Luke (to the north) and St. Patrick (to the east). With an area of 9.9 km² (3.8 mi²),Figures provided by the Lands and Surveys Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Cork Street, Roseau, Dominica. it is the second smallest in the island. It had a population of 1,834 people at the Population Census of 2011. The main settlements in the parish are Soufrière and Scotts Head (near which the only tombolo in the West Indies can be found). Another village in the parish is Galion Galion ( ) is a city in Crawford, Morrow, and Richland counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 10,453 at the 2020 census. Galion is the second-largest city in Crawford County after Bucyrus. The Crawford County portion of Galio .... References External links * Parishes of Dominica Tombolos {{Dominica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
