La Grande Soufrière
La Grande Soufrière, or simply Soufrière, is an active stratovolcano on the French island of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe. It is the highest mountain peak in the Lesser Antilles, rising 1,467 m high.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,467 metres
- Description: active stratovolcano located in Basse-Terre Island, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
- Also known as: “La Veille Dame” and “Soufrière”
Places of Interest
Highlights include L’Échelle and Citerne.
Citerne
Volcano
Citerne is a French volcano located in Guadeloupe, on the southeast flank of La Grande Soufrière. It has a total height of 1,155 metres and is crowned by a circular crater containing Lac Flammarion.
Carbet Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carbet Falls is a series of waterfalls on the Carbet River in Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France located in the Leeward Islands of the eastern Caribbean region.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matouba and Saint-Claude.
Matouba
Village
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matouba is a locality in the commune of Saint-Claude in Guadeloupe. It is the place of death of Louis Delgrès. It is noted for its natural spring, 742 meters above sea level within the Guadeloupe National Park, which is said to have "miraculous" powers.
Saint-Claude
Town
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Claude is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It lies in the interior of southern Basse-Terre Island, just northeast of the capital city of Basse-Terre.
Gourbeyre
Town
Photo: sybarite48, CC BY 2.0.
Gourbeyre is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is a suburb of the city of Basse-Terre. The commune of Gourbeyre was in the past a pivotal point in the defense of Guadeloupe's Basse-Terre Island.
La Grande Soufrière
- Categories: mountain, stratovolcano, lava dome, peak, highest point, sports venue, and landform
- Location: Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
16.04324° or 16° 2′ 36″ northLongitude
-61.66372° or 61° 39′ 49″ westElevation
1,467 metres (4,813 feet)Open location code
778W28VP+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 6123853763OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“La Grande Soufrière” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سوفريير”
- Arabic: “لا سوفريير”
- Basque: “Soufrière”
- Breton: “Soufrière”
- Catalan: “Grande Soufrière”
- Cebuano: “Soufrière”
- Chinese: “大苏弗里耶尔火山”
- Chinese: “大蘇弗里耶爾火山”
- Chinese: “苏弗里耶尔山”
- Chinese: “苏弗里耶尔火山”
- Chinese: “蘇弗里耶爾火山”
- Croatian: “La Grande Soufrière”
- Czech: “Nejvyšší hora Guadeloupe”
- Czech: “Soufrière”
- Danish: “La Soufriere”
- Danish: “La Soufrière”
- Dutch: “La Grande Soufriere”
- Dutch: “La Grande Soufrière”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل لا جراند سوفرير”
- French: “La Soufrière”
- French: “Soufrière de la Guadeloupe”
- French: “Soufrière”
- German: “La Soufrière”
- German: “Soufrière”
- Hebrew: “לה סופרייר”
- Italian: “La Grande Soufrière”
- Japanese: “スフリエール山”
- Korean: “수프리에르 산”
- Korean: “수프리에르산”
- Ladin: “Soufrière”
- Latvian: “Sufriērs (Gvadelupa)”
- Latvian: “Sufriērs”
- Lithuanian: “Sufrieras”
- Macedonian: “Суфриер”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “La Grande Soufrière”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Soufrière”
- Polish: “La Grande Soufrière”
- Polish: “Soufriere”
- Polish: “Soufrière”
- Portuguese: “La Grande Soufrière”
- Russian: “Суфриер (Бас-Тер)”
- Russian: “Суфриер”
- Slovak: “Soufrière”
- Spanish: “La Grande Soufriere”
- Spanish: “La Grande Soufrière”
- Spanish: “La Soufriere”
- Spanish: “La Soufrière”
- Swahili: “La Grande Soufrière”
- Swedish: “Soufrière, Guadeloupe”
- Swedish: “Soufrière”
- Ukrainian: “Суфріер”
- Venetian: “La Grande Soufrière”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jardin Lherminier and La Découverte.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gouffre Peyssonnel and Gouffre Tarissan.
Guadeloupe: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Pointe-à-Pitre, Sainte-Anne, Basse-Terre, and Grande-Terre.
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