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Saint Kitts (island) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 17 20 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 17.3333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 062 45 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -62.7500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Coextensive with the administrative unit of the same name, in Saint Kitts and Nevis; Christopher Columbus visited here in 1493; he named this island in honor of his patron saint, though the name was shortened to "St. Kitts" by British settlers who arrived in 1623. |
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| Saint Kitts (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| St. Kitts (C,V)
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............ | name used in 17th cen. |
| Saint Christopher (C,V)
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| St. Christopher (C,V)
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Saint Kitts .......... (island division) |
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(World, North and Central America, Saint Kitts and Nevis) [7004776] |
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