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".
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Guadeloupe, French West Indies
- Also known as: “Île Saint-Pierre”, “Saint Peter Island”, “Terre d’en Haut”, “Upper Saint Island”, and “シャモー山”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Notre Dame de l’Assomption, les Saintes and Les Saintes Airport.
Notre Dame de l’Assomption, les Saintes
Church
Les Saintes Airport
Aerodrome
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Savane and Grande-Anse.
Terre-de-Haut Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
15.86667° or 15° 52′ north
Longitude
-61.58333° or 61° 35′ west
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
777WVC88+MM
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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: “テール＝ド＝オー島”
- Spanish: “Isla Terre-de-Haut”
- Swedish: “Terre-de-Haut”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Terre-de-Haut and Fond Curé.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mouillage, Terre-de-Haut and Petite Anse.
Guadeloupe: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Pointe-à-Pitre and Sainte-Anne.
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