Pointe des Sables
Pointe des Sables is a cape in Martinique. Pointe des Sables is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cité Dillon-Sud, as well as near the locality Morne Cabri.- Type: Cape
- Description: point in Martinique
- Also known as: “Pointe Sable”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stade Pierre-Aliker and Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport.
Stade Pierre-Aliker
Stadium
Stade Pierre-Aliker, is a multi-purpose stadium in Fort-de-France, Martinique. It is currently used mostly for football matches, as the home of the Club Colonial and the Martinique national football team. The stadium has a capacity of 16,300.
Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport is an international airport of Martinique in the French West Indies. Located in Le Lamentin, a suburb of the capital Fort-de-France, it was opened in 1950 and renamed in 2007, after author and politician Aimé Césaire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort-de-France and Le Lamentin.
Fort-de-France
Photo: Jean-Louis Lascoux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort-de-France is the largest city in and capital of Martinique. The center, which is always somewhat crowded, extends to the seaside promenade where multiple bars and restaurants are in a typically French atmosphere.
Le Lamentin
Town
Photo: Maxime ✈, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Le Lamentin is a city and town, located in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. With its area of 62.32 km2, it is the town with the largest area in Martinique.
Trois-Ilets
Les Trois-Îlets is a resort town in the French overseas territory of Martinique, in the Caribbean. It is home to about 8000 people and known as the birth place of Napoleon's wife Joséphine.
Pointe des Sables
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Martinique, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.5942° or 14° 35′ 39″ northLongitude
-61.0359° or 61° 2′ 9″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
776WHXV7+MJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4748975568OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pointe des Sables” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pointe de Sable”
- French: “Pointe des Sables”
- Swedish: “Pointe de Sable (udde i Martinique)”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cité Dillon-Sud and Morne Cabri.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pointe Des Sables and Marina Étang Z’Abricots.
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