Îles des Saintes
The Îles des Saintes ("Islands of the Saints"), also known as Les Saintes, is a small archipelago of the French Antilles located to the south of Basse-Terre Island, west of Marie-Galante and north of Dominica.
Latitude and longitude of Basse-Terre
Satellite map of Basse-Terre
Basse-Terre is a French commune in the Guadaloupe department of France in the Lesser Antilles. It is also the prefecture (capital city) of Guadeloupe.
Population: 11,472
Latitude: 15° 59' 54.74" N
Longitude: -61° 43' 31.73" W
Articles of interest in Basse-Terre
12 Articles of interest near Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
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Basse-Terre Island (French: île de Basse-Terre or île de la Basse-Terre) is the name of the western-half of Guadeloupe proper, in the Lesser Antilles. To the South lies Les Saintes and Dominica. In the North-East, it is separated from the other half…
La Grande Soufrière (volcano)
La Grande Soufrière, (French: "big sulphur outlet"), is an active stratovolcano on the French island of Basse-Terre, in Guadeloupe.
Carbet Falls
Carbet Falls (French: Les chutes du Carbet) is a series of waterfalls on the Carbet River in Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France located in the Leeward Islands of the eastern Caribbean region. Its three cascades are set amid the tropical ra…
Fort Napoléon des Saintes
Fort Napoléon is located on Terre-de-Haut Island, in the Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe. Built on the morne (Caribbean French word for "bluff") called Mire, it was originally named Fort Louis. It was destroyed by British forces in 1809. It was rebuilt…
Terre-de-Haut Island
Terre-de-Haut Island (officially in French :Terre-de-Haut des Saintes (literally: highland of les Saintes)) is an island in the Îles des Saintes archipelago, in the Lesser Antilles.
Basse-Terre Cathedral
Basse-Terre Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Guadeloupe de Basse-Terre) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Basse-Terre in Guadeloupe.
Action of 22 January 1809
The Action of 22 January 1809 was a minor naval engagement fought off the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe during the Napoleonic Wars. The action was fought as part of the blockade of Guadeloupe and neighbouring Martinique by a large British Royal Nav…
Terre-de-Bas Island
Terre-de-Bas Island (officially in French :Terre-de-Bas des Saintes (literally: Lowland of les Saintes)) is an island in the Îles des Saintes archipelago, in the Lesser Antilles.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre (Latin: Dioecesis Imae Telluris et Petrirostrensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese comprises the entirety of the former French dependency of Guadelo…
Jardin exotique du Fort Napoléon
The Jardin exotique du Fort Napoléon is a botanical garden specializing in succulents.
List of airports in Guadeloupe
This is a list of airports in Guadeloupe, sorted by location.