Dominica Passage is a strait in the
Caribbean. It separates the islands of
Dominica, from
Marie-Galante
Marie-Galante ( gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Mawigalant) is one of the islands that form Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. Marie-Galante has a land area of . It had 11,528 inhabitants at the start of 2013, but by the start of 2018 ...
,
Guadeloupe. It is a pathway from the
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...
into the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
.
[Ana G. López Martí]
International Straits: Concept, Classification and Rules of Passage.
218 pages. Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media, 2010
See also
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Dominica–France Maritime Delimitation Agreement
The Dominica–France Maritime Delimitation Agreement is a 1987 treaty between Dominica and France which delimits the maritime boundary between Dominica and the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique.Anderson, Ewan W. (2003). ; Charney, Jo ...
References
Straits of the Caribbean
Bodies of water of Dominica
Straits of Guadeloupe
Dominica–Guadeloupe border
International straits
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