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Identifier: nouvellegograp17recl (find matches)
Title: Nouvelle géographie universelle : la terre et les hommes
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: Paris : Hachette et cie.
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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ndue à la France enéchange de la Martinique : lexcellence stratégique du port de Castries etdes roches qui le défendent lui fit considérer la possession de Sainte-Luciecomme étant dune importance majeure pour la consolidation de lempirebritannique dans les Antilles. Cependant le «carénage» de Castries, le<■< meilleur des Antilles », est resté longtemps presque sans utilité commercialeou militaire; cest tout récemment quon la bordé de quais et munidappontements ; des centaines de navires viennent chaque année sy appro-visionner de charbon, importé dAngleterre1; environ 5000 habitants sesont groupés dans la ville. Le trafic local est minime2, les quatre cin- 1 Charbon importé à Sainte-Lucie en 1889 : 45 851 tonnes. 2 Mouvement de la navigation dans le port de Castries en 1889 : Entrées. .... 1559 navires, jaugeant ensemble 954 576 tonnes.Sorties 1555 » » 949 775 » Ensemble . . 5114 navires, jaugeant 1 904151 tonnes. Valeur des échanges 7 684 550 francs. m
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es i- H .5 ■* 3es « SAINTE-LUCIE, SAINT-VINCENT. 889 quièmes du sol étant encore recouverts de forêts, dans lesquelles rampetoujours le trigonocéphale redouté. Cependant Sainte-Lucie augmente rapidement en importance agricole :ses plantations sucrières, très morcelées, donneraient, disent les habi-tants, un sucre égal en excellence ta celui de Saint-Christophe. La popula-tion sest accrue par limmigration et surtout par le retour de nombreuxtravailleurs noirs naguère employés au creusement du canal de Panama.On ne compte pas même un millier de blancs dans lîle, moins dun sur40 habitants. Dailleurs lîle est, malgré la mauvaise réputation que luidonnèrent autrefois de fréquentes épidémies, une des Petites Antilles lesplus salubres1. Le morne Fortuné (254 mètres), sur lequel on a bâti lescasernes, est en même temps, ainsi que les mornes Chabot et du Chazeau,un sanatoire pour les négociants de la ville2. SAINT-VINCENT. Cette île est une de celles dont les conto

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  • bookyear:1876
  • bookdecade:1870
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Reclus__Elis__e__1830_1905
  • booksubject:Geography
  • bookpublisher:Paris___Hachette_et_cie_
  • bookcontributor:University_of_Connecticut_Libraries
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