Pointe du Vent
Pointe du Vent is a cape in Guadeloupe. Pointe du Vent 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 Morel and Les Roches Percées.
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 Roches Percées
Islet
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Îles des Saintes, also known as Les Saintes, is a group of small islands in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. It is part of the Canton of Trois-Rivières and is divided into two communes: Terre-de-Haut and Terre-de-Bas.
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.
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.
Pointe du Vent
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
15.87974° or 15° 52′ 47″ northLongitude
-61.5687° or 61° 34′ 7″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
777WVCHJ+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 4803338593OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
3578305
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In Other Languages
“Pointe du Vent” goes by many names.
- French: “Pointe du Vent”
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