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Saint Kitts
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island in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts is the larger of two islands that make up the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is significant as the historical and economic center of the country, where the capital city is located.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- federated state
- Part of
- Lesser Antilles
- Named after
- Saint Christopher
- Demonym
- citian
- Country
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Located in
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Capital
- Basseterre
- Population
- 34918
- Area
- 168
- Time zone
- UTC−04:00
- Body of water
- Caribbean Sea
- Highest point
- Mount Liamuiga
- Image
- 2016 02 FRD Caribbean Cruise S0577137.jpg
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- native label
- Saint Kitts
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Saint Kitts
- Commons category
- Saint Kitts
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint Kitts (island)
- located in/on physical feature
- Leeward Islands
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Saint Kitts, officially Saint Christopher, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis are separated by a shallow 3-kilometre (2 mi) channel known as "The Narrows".
Saint Kitts became home to the first Caribbean British and French colonies in the mid-1620s. Along with the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts was a member of the British West Indies until gaining independence on 19 September 1983.
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