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Encyclopedia Britannica



MARIE GALANTE

This article appears in Volume V17, Page 713 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MAL-MAR
MARIE GALANTE , an island in the French West Indies. It lies in 15 55' N. and 61 17' W., 16 m. S.E. of
Guadeloupe
 , of which it is a dependency. It is nearly circular in shape and 55 sq. m. in area. A rocky limestone
plateau
 , rising in the
east
  to a height of 675 ft., occupies the centre of the island, and from it the land descends in a
series
  of well-wooded terraces to the sea. The shores are rocky, there are no harbours, and the roadstead off Grand Bourg is difficult of access, owing to the surrounding reefs. The climate is healthy and the soil rich; sugar, coffee and
cotton
  being the
chief
  products. The largest town is Grand Bourg (pop. 6901) on the
south
 -west
coast
 . The island was discovered by Columbus in 1493, and received its name from the vessel on which he was sailing. The French who settled here in 1648 suffered numerous attacks both from the Dutch and the British, but since 1766, except for a short period of British
rule
  in the early part of the 19th century, they have held undisturbed possession.


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