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Saint-Barthélemy (island) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 17 54 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 17.9000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 062 50 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -62.8333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Mountainous island formerly belonging to the French Overseas Department of Guadeloupe, Leeward group of the Lesser Antilles, eastern Caribbean; became its own dependent political entity in 2007; 230 km north of Guadeloupe and 240 km east of the Virgin Islands; area 21 sq km; main town is Gustavia; ceded to Sweden in 1784 but returned to French administration in 1877. |
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| Saint-Barthélemy (preferred,C,V)
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| Saint Barthélemy (C,V)
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| St. Barthélemy (C,V)
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| St Barthélemy (C,V)
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| Saint Bart's (C,O)
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| St Barts (C,O)
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| St. Bart's (C,O)
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| St. Barth (C,O)
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| San Bartolemé (H,O)
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............ | appeared on Spanish map in 1523 |
| St. Bartholomews (H,O)
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