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The two main islands are Basse-Terre (west) and Grande-Terre (east), which form a butterfly shape as viewed from above, the two 'wings' of which are separated by the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, Rivière Salée and Petit Cul-de-Sac Marin. More than half of Guadeloupe's land surface consists of the 847.8 km 2 Basse-Terre. [2]
Islands of Guadeloupe (6 C, 5 P) M. Mountains of Guadeloupe (3 P) V. Volcanoes of Guadeloupe (2 P) Pages in category "Landforms of Guadeloupe" The following 4 pages ...
Although Guadeloupe is one of the safest islands in the Caribbean, [106] it was the most violent overseas French department in 2016. [107] The murder rate is significantly higher than that of Paris, at 8.2 per 100,000.
Geography of Guadeloupe — a French island of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Subcategories This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.
Basse-Terre (/ b æ s ˈ t ɛər /, bæss-TAIR; French: ⓘ; Guadeloupean Creole: Bastè, ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is also the prefecture (capital city) of Guadeloupe. [3] The city of Basse-Terre is located on Basse-Terre Island, the western half of Guadeloupe.
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The island of La Désirade is located at the eastern end of the Guadeloupean archipelago, in the Lesser Antilles. It lies about 8 km off the coast of Grande-Terre, which is the eastern half of the island of Guadeloupe. The island is 11 km long and 2 km wide; the interior of the island forms a central plateau. [9]
Grande-Terre Island (French: île de Grande-Terre / île de la Grande-Terre [ɡʁɑ̃d tɛʁ]; Antillean Creole: Gwanntè or Granntè) 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 called Rivière Salée (in English ...