Gros Piton Point

Gros Piton Point is a cape in Gros Piton, Soufrière District. Gros Piton Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Fond Gens Libre, as well as near Morne La Croix.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pitons.

Pitons

Peak

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The Pitons are two mountainous volcanic plugs, volcanic spires, located in Saint Lucia. Petit Piton is 743 m high and Gros Piton is 798.25 m high; they are linked by the Piton Mitan ridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Choiseul and Soufriere.

Choiseul was originally known as Anse Citron, and an independent parish was established in 1765. In 1769 a census was done and recorded 75 whites, 25 free coloured, 512 negroes and 69 estates in Choiseul.

Soufriere

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Soufrière is a town on the West Coast of Saint Lucia, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The town and the surrounding district has a population of 7,935. It was colonized by the French and was the original capital of the island.

Saltibus

Hamlet

Saltibus is located on southwestern side of the Island of Saint Lucia. It belongs to one of two of the 11 quarters, or sections of the island, which were sometimes called "districts", which is no longer under control of the British colonial government as of 1979 AD.

Gros Piton Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Beaumont Point” and “Pointe du Gros Piton”
Categories: point and landform
Location: Gros Piton, Soufrière District, Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

13.80796° or 13° 48′ 29″ north

Longitude

-61.07795° or 61° 4′ 41″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

775WRW5C+5R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6333363925

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

3576681

Wikidata ID

Q27439201

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gros Piton Point” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Gros Piton Point”
Swedish: “Gros Piton Point”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fond Gens Libre and Morne La Croix.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gros Piton Viewpoint and Anse L’Ivrogne Beach.

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