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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. [15] The 1843 earthquake in the Lesser Antilles is, to this day, the most violent earthquake known. It caused the death of ...
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 ...
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]
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] It has a land area of 20.64 km 2 (7.97 sq mi) and a population of 1,595 in 2006, with a population density of 77 inh. per km 2 (200 inh. per sq ...
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 ...
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]
La Grande Soufrière (French pronunciation: [la ɡʁɑ̃d sufʁijɛʁ]; English: "big sulfur outlet"), or simply Soufrière (Antillean Creole: Soufwiyè), is an active stratovolcano on the French island of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe. It is the highest mountain peak in the Lesser Antilles, rising 1,467 m (4,813 ft) high. [2]
The city of Basse-Terre is located on Basse-Terre Island, the western half of Guadeloupe. Although it is the administrative capital, Basse-Terre is only the second-largest city in Guadeloupe, behind Pointe-à-Pitre. Together with its urban area, it had 44,864 inhabitants in 2012 (11,534 of whom lived in the city of Basse-Terre proper).