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Rocher du Diamant Volcanic Isle Martinique (0 viewing) 
Urbanization has spread through much of the island, and most of Martinique's large towns feel like modern suburbs. Nevertheless, nearly a third of Martinique is forested and other areas are given over to pineapples, bananas and sugarcane fields. There are also plenty of hiking trails into the mountains.
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Rocher du Diamant Volcanic Isle Martinique 10 Months, 1 Week ago  
The 176m-high (577ft-high) Rocher du Diamant (Diamond Rock) is a volcanic isle 3km (1.8mi) off the southwestern tip of Martinique. It was once home to 120 British sailors who, for 17 months in 1804-05, used it to harass French vessels trying to navigate the passage.

Having registered the rock as a fighting ship, the unsinkable HMS Diamond Rock, the British royal navy was finally outwitted when French Admiral Villaret de Joyeuse allegedly cut loose a skiff loaded with rum in the direction of Diamond Rock, and as the isolated British sailors chugged down the hooch, the French forces retook the island.
 
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