Terre-de-Haut Island
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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Guadeloupe, French West Indies
- Also known as: “Île Saint-Pierre”, “Saint Peter Island”, “Terre d’en Haut”, and “Upper Saint Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Notre Dame de l’Assomption, les Saintes and Les Saintes Airport.
Notre Dame de l’Assomption, les Saintes
Church
Photo: UHF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre-Dame de l'Assomption is a Roman Catholic Church of the Îles des Saintes, an island in the archipelago of the French Overseas department of Guadeloupe.
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.
Morne à Craie
Peak
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morne à Craie is a mountain on the island of Terre-de-Haut in the archipelago of the Îles des Saintes in Guadeloupe. It has an altitude of 148 metres. The south side of the mountain is a classified natural area of ecological interest for its flora and fauna, and was acquired in 2003 by the Conservatoire du Littoral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Savane and Grande-Anse.
La Savane
Neighborhood
La Savane is a quartier of Terre-de-Haut Island, located in Îles des Saintes archipelago in the Caribbean. It is a residential area located in the central 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.
Terre-de-Haut Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Terre-de-Haut Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Terre-de-Haut Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Terre-de-Haut”
- Chinese: “上岛”
- Chinese: “上島”
- Chinese: “高地島”
- Czech: “Terre-de-Haut”
- French: “île de Terre-de-Haut”
- French: “Terre-de-Haut”
- Galician: “Terre-de-Haut”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Terre-de-Haut”
- Japanese: “シャモー山”
- Japanese: “テール＝ド＝オー島”
- Spanish: “Isla Terre-de-Haut”
- Swedish: “Terre-de-Haut”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Terre-de-Haut and Fond Curé.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mouillage, Terre-de-Haut and Petite Anse.
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