Vieille Anse
Vieille Anse is a bay in Guadeloupe. Vieille Anse is situated nearby to the hamlet Marigot, as well as near the village Terre-de-Haut.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Napoléon des Saintes and Morel.
Fort Napoléon des Saintes
Fort
Photo: Gauthier Geoffroy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Napoléon is a fortification, located on Terre-de-Haut Island, in the Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe. Property of the Departmental Council of Guadeloupe, it has been classified as a historical monument since the December 15, 1997.
Morel
Peak
Photo: Moowgly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Terre-de-Haut Island is the easternmost island in the Îles des Saintes, part of the archipelago of Guadeloupe. Like name of neighboring Terre-de-Bas Island, name Terre-de-Haut comes from the maritime vocabulary, which called the islands exposed to the "highland" winds and those protected from the wind, "lowlands".
Les Saintes Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Moowgly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Saintes Airport is an airport serving the archipelago of Îles des Saintes, French West Indies. It is on an isthmus in the middle of Terre-de-Haut Island, a dependency of Guadeloupe. A special pilot license endorsement is required to land here.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marigot and Grande-Anse.
Marigot
Hamlet
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
Marigot is a quartier of Terre-de-Haut Island, located in Îles des Saintes archipelago in the Caribbean. It is located in the northeastern part of the island.
Grande-Anse
Neighborhood
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grande-Anse is a quartier of Terre-de-Haut Island, located in Îles des Saintes archipelago in the Caribbean. It is located in the eastern part of the island.
Vieille Anse
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
15.87616° or 15° 52′ 34″ northLongitude
-61.57951° or 61° 34′ 46″ westOpen location code
777WVCGC+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 9383912768OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
3578291
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In Other Languages
“Vieille Anse” goes by many names.
- French: “Vieille Anse”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Terre-de-Haut and Le Bourg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plage de Vielle Anse and Musée des Arts et Traditions Populaires.
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