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Le Carbet Destination Guide

Delve into Le Carbet in Martinique

Le Carbet in the region of Martinique is a city in Martinique - some 10 mi or ( 16 km ) North-West of Fort-de-France , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Le Carbet

Current time in Le Carbet is now 01:20 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Martinique " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Bridgetown, Schoelcher, Saint-Pierre, Saint-Joseph, and Le Trou. While being here, make sure to check out Bridgetown . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Le Carbet ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

sugarcane coconut and caribbean sailing

6:13 min by CaroonaProduktion
Views: 603 Rating: 5.00

Caribbean Feeling - mit der Segelyacht Caroona unterwegs in der Karibik - und dabei genießen wir gerne einen Sundowner. Schau mal rein und besuch mit uns die Westindies mit den vielen Rum Destilleries ..

Leeward and Windward Islands of the Caribbean

2:44 min by TravelVideoSource
Views: 413 Rating: 5.00

From the www.VideoSource.com Global Village Travel Guide and DVD, "Caribbean". Stock footage available from http Transcript: The British Leeward Islands once were all colonies, but today the only ones ..


balade en bateau

1:06 min by pierreNi31
Views: 237 Rating: 0.00

grâce au zodiac de Cyril, nous allons plonger au sud du Carbet, Martinique, par mister dust ..

St. Pierre, Martinique

0:31 min by recgeog2009
Views: 217 Rating: 0.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Carbet Mountains

The Carbet Mountains (French: Pitons Du Carbet, or Carbet Nails) are a massif of volcanic origin on the Caribbean island of Martinique. The Carbet Mountains occupy an 80 km long path through the centre of the island, and include some of its highest peaks, though Martinique's highest point Mount Pelée is not part of the range. The mountains are a popular tourist site and hiking and climbing destination.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.70 -61.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Geography of Martinique, Mountain ranges of Central America and the Caribbean, Mountain ranges of France, Volcanoes of Martinique

Battle of Martinique (1779)

The Combat de la Martinique, or Battle of Martinique, was a naval encounter on 18 December 1779 between a British squadron under Admiral Hyde Parker and a French squadron under Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte near the island of Martinique in the West Indies.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.58 -61.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Battles of the American Revolutionary War, Conflicts in 1779, History of Martinique, Naval battles involving France, Naval battles involving Great Britain

Stade Louis Achille

Stade Louis Achille is a multi-use stadium in Fort-de-France, Martinique. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of Good Luck. The stadium holds 9,000 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.60 -61.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Football venues in Martinique

St. Louis Cathedral, Fort-de-France

Fort-de-France Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Fort-de-France) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Fort-de-France, capital of Martinique. The architect was the Parisian Pierre-Henri Picq. This is the seventh church to have stood on the site, and although Picq had been commissioned to build a structure that could survive Martinique's plagues of fire, hurricanes and earthquakes, he built it entirely out of wood.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.60 -61.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Martinique, Cathedrals in France, Official historical monuments of France

Fort Desaix

Fort Desaix is a Vauban fort and one of four forts that protect Fort-de-France, the capital of Martinique. The fort was built from 1768 to 1772 and sits on a hill, Morne Garnier, overlooking what was then Fort Royal. Fort Desaix was built in response to the successful British attack on Fort Royal in 1762 and was intended to prevent any future attacker from using Morne Garnier to site cannon that could then bombard Fort Royal from above.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.60 -61.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Forts in Martinique