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Geographic Locations > Islands > West Indies > Saint Kitts and Nevis
Environment and Public Health > Environment > Islands > West Indies > Saint Kitts and Nevis
... > Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Islands > West Indies > Saint Kitts and Nevis
Geographic Locations > Americas > Caribbean Region > West Indies > Saint Kitts and Nevis

Preferred term

Saint Kitts and Nevis  

Type

  • Geographical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • St. Kitts and Nevis

Note

  • an independent federation in the West Indies

Scope note

  • An independent federation of the Leeward Islands in the West Indies, consisting of Saint Christopher, Nevis, and Sombrero. Its capital is Basseterre. It was discovered by Columbus in 1493, settled by the British in 1625, the first of the Leeward Islands to be colonized by them. It was held jointly by the French and English 1628-1713, but returned to Great Britain by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. It was held by the French 1782-83. Under the British for the next 200 years, it gained its independence in 1983. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1045; Embassy, telephone 202-686-2636)

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019437

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