Martinique Channel

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Martinique Channel
Coordinates 12°34′00″N61°25′00″W / 12.56667°N 61.41667°W / 12.56667; -61.41667 Coordinates: 12°34′00″N61°25′00″W / 12.56667°N 61.41667°W / 12.56667; -61.41667
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The Martinique Channel is a strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from Grenada. [1] [2] [3]

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