Martinique Passage
Martinique Passage | ||
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Connects waters | Caribbean Sea | |
with water | Atlantic Ocean | |
Separates land mass | Dominica | |
of land mass | Martinique | |
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Geographical location | 15 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ N , 61 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Martinique Passage is a strait in the Caribbean that runs in an east-west direction and lies between the island of Dominica (in the north) and the island of Martinique (in the south). Both islands belong to the Lesser Antilles .
Dominica is an independent island nation, while Martinique is a French overseas department .
The Martinique Passage creates a link between the Caribbean Sea in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east.