Pointe Desgras
Pointe Desgras is a point in Le Lamentin, Arrondissement de Fort-de-France. Pointe Desgras is situated nearby to the locality La Pointe des Sables, as well as near Californie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport and Stade Pierre-Aliker.
Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
Aerodrome
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Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport is an international airport of Martinique in the French West Indies. Located in Le Lamentin, a suburb of the capital Fort-de-France, it was opened in 1950 and renamed in 2007, after author and politician Aimé Césaire.
Stade Pierre-Aliker
Stadium
Stade Pierre-Aliker, is a multi-purpose stadium in Fort-de-France, Martinique. It is currently used mostly for football matches, as the home of the Club Colonial and the Martinique national football team. The stadium has a capacity of 16,300. Stade Pierre-Aliker is situated 3 km northwest of Pointe Desgras.
Église Saint-Laurent du Lamentin
Church
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Église Saint-Laurent du Lamentin is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Pointe Desgras.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Lamentin and Fort-de-France.
Le Lamentin
Town
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Le Lamentin is a city and town, located in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. With its area of 62.32 km2, it is the town with the largest area in Martinique. Le Lamentin is situated 3½ km northeast of Pointe Desgras.
Fort-de-France
Photo: Jean-Louis Lascoux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort-de-France is the largest city in and capital of Martinique. The center, which is always somewhat crowded, extends to the seaside promenade where multiple bars and restaurants are in a typically French atmosphere.
Trois-Ilets
Les Trois-Îlets is a resort town in the French overseas territory of Martinique, in the Caribbean. It is home to about 8000 people and known as the birth place of Napoleon's wife Joséphine.
Pointe Desgras
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Le Lamentin, Arrondissement de Fort-de-France, Martinique, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
14.59151° or 14° 35′ 29″ northLongitude
-61.02327° or 61° 1′ 24″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
776WHXRG+JMGeoNames ID
3570818
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In Other Languages
“Pointe Desgras” goes by many names.
- French: “Pointe Desgras”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Pointe des Sables and Californie.
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Highlights include Morne Rouge and Pointe Duchaxel.
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