Guadeloupe (/ɡwɑːdəˈluːp/; French pronunciation: [ɡwadəlup]; Antillean Creole: Gwadloup) is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department, located in the Leeward Islands, part of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. It h…
Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport or Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (French: Aérodrome de Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet or Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes "Caribbean Hub") (IATA: PTP, ICAO: TFFR) is an airport serving Pointe-à-Pitre on the island …
Marie-Galante is an island of the Caribbean Sea located south of Guadeloupe and north of Dominica.
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.
La Désirade is an island in the French West Indies, located at the eastern end of Guadeloupe island group, in the Lesser Antilles.
Grande-Terre Island (French: île de Grande-Terre or île de la Grande-Terre) is the name of the eastern-half of Guadeloupe proper, in the Lesser Antilles. It is separated from the other half of Guadeloupe island, Basse-Terre, by a narrow sea channel …
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, (French: "big sulphur outlet"), is an active stratovolcano on the French island of Basse-Terre, in Guadeloupe.
The department of Guadeloupe comprises five islands: Guadeloupe island composed of Basse-Terre Island and Grande-Terre (separated from Basse-Terre by a narrow sea channel called salt river) and the dependencies composed by the adjacent French island…
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 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 (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.
Marie-Galante Airport (IATA: GBJ, ICAO: TFFM) is an airport serving the island of Marie-Galante in Guadeloupe.
Petite Terre Islands (French: Îles de la Petite Terre, literally "Islands of the Small Land") are two small uninhabited islands located about 10 km (6.2 mi) to the south-east of the island of Grande-Terre (Guadeloupe), in the Lesser Antilles. These …
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.
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 (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.
Laureal is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre.
Chassaing is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Saint-François, on the island of Grande-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…
Quatre Chemins is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Les Abymes, on the island of Grande-Terre.
Thanks to the diversity in definition of Latin America, listing the exact states it contains is subject to controversy. The standard definition is that of the countries south of the United States of America that speak Latin-derived languages, althou…
Kahouanne is a settlement in Guadeloupe, in the commune of Saint-François.
Fort Fleur d'épée is a fortification on Grande-Terre on Guadeloupe. The origins of its name are unknown, though it may correspond to a nickname of a soldier who lived in it. It was built from 1750 to 1763 to a polygonal plan by Vauban in the heights…
Dubédou is a settlement in Guadeloupe, in the commune of Saint-François on the island of Grande-Terre.
Zevallos is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre.
Pressec is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Anse-Bertrand, on the island of Grande-Terre.
Portland is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre.
Massioux is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Anse-Bertrand, on the island of Grande-Terre.
Lemercier is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre.
La Rosette is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre.
La Goguette is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Port-Louis, on the island of Grande-Terre.
La Berthaudiere is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Anse-Bertrand, on the island of Grande-Terre.
The Jardin exotique du Fort Napoléon is a botanical garden specializing in succulents.
Jabrun is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Morne-à-l'Eau, on the island of Grande-Terre.
Guenette is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre.