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Marigot Bay

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hid from French pursuers within the bay, in some retellings attaching palm fronds to their masts in order to disguise themselves amongst the trees however this story is likely to be apocryphal, with no primary source evidence to support this.
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Marigot Bay is a historic landmark, having been used by the French and British navies before and after a number of nearby battles. It is widely claimed that a British fleet under
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The second-order administrative region of Castries District is called Marigot and has a population of 769. The populated towns within this region are Marigot (
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books. Scenes of the shipwreck, Great Pink Sea Snail, and the construction of the harness for the Giant Lunar Moth were filmed in the bay.
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and a short distance from the Saint Lucian National Marine Reserve. It is surrounded on three sides by steep, forested hills.
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The inland portion of the bay forms a hurricane hole, used to shelter boats from hurricanes.
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Marigot Bay is located in Saint Lucia
Castries District
Saint Lucia
13°57′50″N 61°01′34″W / 13.96376°N 61.025979°W / 13.96376; -61.025979 (Marigot Bay)
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean
island country
Saint Lucia
Castries
Admiral Barrington
film adaptation
Hugh Lofting
Doctor Dolittle
James A. Michener
Chesapeake
Arabesque
Marigot Bay
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)
13°58′02″N 61°00′49″W / 13.96735°N 61.01368°W / 13.96735; -61.01368 (Marigot)
13°57′50″N 61°01′34″W / 13.96376°N 61.02598°W / 13.96376; -61.02598 (Marigot Bay)
13°57′58″N 61°01′36″W / 13.96604°N 61.0266°W / 13.96604; -61.0266 (Marigot Harbor)
13°58′13″N 61°01′45″W / 13.970313°N 61.029087°W / 13.970313; -61.029087 (Marigot Point)


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