Saint Martin–Sint Maarten border
The Saint Martin–Sint Maarten border, or France–Netherlands border, is the border between the
The border is completely open and can be crossed freely.[4]
Description
The border starts in the west at Cupecoy Bay and then proceeds eastward, cutting across Rue de Terre-Basses/Rhine Road. It then runs through the Simpson Bay Lagoon between the island of Little Key (Dutch) and Grand Islet (French). Back on land it crosses Rue de Hollande/Union Road and then turns north-eastwards, running across Sint Peter Hill, Mont des Accords, Concordia Hill, Marigot Hill, Mount Reward and Mount Flagstaff. It then turns south-eastwards and then eastwards, terminating in the east at Oysters Pond bay.
History
Historically the home of native
In 1994, France and the Netherlands signed the Franco-Dutch treaty on Saint Martin border controls, which improved the mutual border controls at their airports on the island.[11]
Today there is a movement in both Sint Maarten and Saint Martin promoting the unification of the island, which would make the border between them disappear.[12]
References
- ^ "Saint-Martin : Terre d'accueil et de contrastes, Synthese" (PDF) (in French). INSEE. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles. "Area, population density and capital". Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "Saint Martin". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Saint Martin". US News. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Morison, Samuel Eliot (1974). The European Discovery of America, The Southern Voyages. Oxford University Press. pp. 108-109.
- ^ "History of Saint Martin". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Henocq, Christophe (15 March 2010), "Concordia Treaty, 23rd March 1648", Heritage, 6: 13, retrieved 17 September 2018
- ^ "Saint Martin". Caribbean Pet. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Jacobs, Frank (24 April 2012). "One Island, Two Countries". The New York Times.
- ^ "Border Legend or How St. Martin Was Divided". St Maarten. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ The Daily Herald – Dutch Parliament ratifies Franco-Dutch Treaty
- ^ Badejo, Fabian Adekunle (25 December 2004). "The reunification of St. Martin: A pipe dream or an inevitable choice?". House of Nehesi Publishers.