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This location in the region allows France to reach a large part of the eastern coast of the American continent. The exclusive economic zone formed by Guadeloupe and Martinique covers just over 126,146 square kilometres. [63] In 1980 France established its maritime boundaries in the area by signing a Treaty with Venezuela. [64]
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 .
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.
Guadeloupe is an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a sous-préfecture, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre. Although Pointe-à-Pitre is not Guadeloupe's administrative capital (that distinction goes to Basse-Terre), it is nonetheless the region's economic capital. The ...
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 ...
Deshaies was the first village of Club Med intended for exclusively American customers (currently the Langley Resort Hotel Fort Royal Guadeloupe). This resort is the only hotel on the island of Basse Terre which is directly located on the beach.
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.
Sainte-Anne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t an]; Guadeloupean Creole: Sentann') is a city in the southern part of Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe in the French West Indies.It is one of the most popular tourist destinations of the island, along with Le Gosier and Saint-François).