Diamond Rock - Wikipedia
Diamond Rock (French: rocher du Diamant) is a 175-metre-high (574 ft) [1] basalt island located south of "Grande Anse du Diamant" before arriving from the south at Fort-de-France, the main port of the Caribbean island of Martinique. The uninhabited island is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Pointe Diamant.
DiamondRock Hospitality Company
2024年12月2日 · DiamondRock Hospitality Company, a self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT), owns a portfolio of 37 premium hotels and resorts containing over 10,000 rooms in the …
The Rock that Served in the Royal Navy - Atlas Obscura
2023年2月28日 · Sitting three kilometers off the coast of Martinique, just south of the capital Fort de France, is Rocher du Diamant (Diamond Rock). The island got its name from the way its salt-encrusted...
What is Unique About Martinique's Diamond Rock? - WorldAtlas
2018年5月25日 · Diamond Rock is an uninhabited island located off the Caribbean island of Martinique. The island is about 574 feet high and is located 9.1 miles from Pointe Diamant. The rock is a volcanic neck and is drier and sunnier than the mainland.
Diamond Rock: A British Thorn in Napoleon’s Backside
2023年8月24日 · Learn the amazing story of the British Royal Navy’s fortification and occupation of Diamond Rock, a small island off the coast of Martinique, during the Napoleonic War.
The Royal Navy’s strangest ship - HMS Diamond Rock
Called Diamond Rock, it is an ancient lava plug left by a long-vanished volcano and is unoccupied by humans. But that was not always the case. The island was once home to over a hundred sailors and marines, when the island became HMS Diamond Rock - officially a …
Uncommon Dive: Diamond Rock - Uncommon Caribbean
2021年9月22日 · An uninhabited hardscrabble islet located off Martinique’s southern coast, Diamond Rock is a poor man’s Rock of Gibraltor, rising 600 feet above sea level versus the 1,396-foot height of its distant European cousin. Just like Gibraltor, Diamond Rock carries a great deal of historical significance tied to the British.