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And it is because of these geological characteristics, the islands of the department of Guadeloupe are classified in zone III according to the seismic zoning of France and are subject to a specific risk prevention plan. [46] The 1843 earthquake in the Lesser Antilles is, to this day, the most violent earthquake known. It caused the death of ...
Guadeloupe is an archipelago of more than 12 islands, as well as islets and rocks situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. [1] It is located in the Leeward Islands in the northern part of the Lesser Antilles , a partly volcanic island arc .
La Désirade National Nature Reserve (French: Réserve naturelle nationale de La Désirade) is a reserve in Désirade Island in Guadeloupe.Established under the Ministerial Decree No. 2011-853 of 19 July 2011 for its special geological features it has an area of 62 ha (153 acres). [1]
The island's beaches consist of both white and black sands, as well as beaches of golden sand. Of the two islands, Grande-Terre is home to the majority of Guadeloupe's farmlands and tourist resorts. Grande-Terre Island (upper right) from space, September 1994. North is to the upper left in this view. The island has a land area of 586.68 km 2. [1]
The Vieux-Fort River (the second most important river on the island) - located in the north in the territory of the commune of Saint-Louis, it flows from east to west of the island of Marie-Galante, flows into the Atlantic Ocean south of the place called Vieux-Fort, which was the first European settlement on the island,6 at the height of the ...
Guadeloupe National Park (French: Parc national de la Guadeloupe) is a national park in Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France located in the Leeward Islands of the eastern Caribbean region. The Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin Nature Reserve (French: Réserve Naturelle du Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin ) is a marine protected area adjacent to the park and ...
Map of Guadeloupe and islands in the area. * Author : Dake * Software : Inkscape: File usage. No pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects ...
Besides Terre-de-Bas, several small islands surround Terre-de-Haut. It is an island of 5.2 km 2 (2.0 sq mi) dominated in the north by Morne Mire hill (107 metres (351 ft)) and Morel hill (136 metres (446 ft)). Morel is on the North of the island, between the bay of Marigot and the bay of Pompierre.