Saint Martin
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Summary
Saint Martin is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,834 views/month, #32 of 7,296).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Christopher Columbus[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saint-Martin[4], Sint Maarten[5]
- Country: France[6], Sint Maarten[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[8]
- Continent: North America[9]
- Named after: Martin of Tours[10]
- Location: Caribbean[11]
- Part of: Leeward Islands[12], Caribbean[13], Lesser Antilles[14]
- Commons category: Saint Martin (island)[15]
- Has part(s): Sint Maarten[16]
- Time of discovery or invention: November 11, 1493[17]
- Highest point: Pic Paradis[18]
- Located in/on physical feature: Caribbean[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saint Martin (island)[20]
- Commons gallery: Saint Martin (island)[21]
- Population: 72,239[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24]
- Demonym: St. Martinois[25]
- Native label: Saint-Martin[26]
- Different from: Saint-Martin[27], Sint Maarten[28]
- Length: 14.3 km[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 424 m[30]
- Area: 87 km²[31]
- Width: 13.3 km[32]
- History of topic: history of Saint Martin[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Saint Martin include Sint Maarten[34], an island country[35], in Kingdom of the Netherlands[36], founded in 2010[37] and Saint-Martin[38], an overseas collectivity of France[39], in France[40], founded in 2007[41].
Why It Matters
Saint Martin has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Sint Maarten[34], an island country[35], in Kingdom of the Netherlands[36], founded in 2010[37] and Saint-Martin[38], an overseas collectivity of France[39], in France[40], founded in 2007[41].