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Les Roches Percées

The Îles des Saintes, also known as Les Saintes, is a group of small islands in the archipelago of , an overseas department of France. It is part of the Canton of Trois-Rivières and is divided into two communes: and .
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Guadeloupe, France
  • Also known as: “Les Roches percees”, “Les Roches percées”, and “Roches Percees”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Morel and Fort Napoléon des Saintes.

Peak
Photo: Moowgly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Terre-de-Haut Island is the easternmost island in the , part of the archipelago of . Like name of neighboring , 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".

Fort
Photo: Gauthier Geoffroy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Napoléon is a fortification, located on , in the , . Property of the Departmental Council of Guadeloupe, it has been classified as a historical monument since the December 15, 1997.

Aerodrome
Photo: Moowgly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an airport serving the archipelago of , . It is on an isthmus in the middle of , a dependency of . A special pilot license endorsement is required to land here.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marigot and Grande-Anse.

Hamlet
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
is a quartier of , located in archipelago in the . It is located in the northeastern part of the island.

Neighborhood
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quartier of , located in archipelago in the . It is located in the eastern part of the island.

Les Roches Percées

Latitude
15.87433° or 15° 52′ 28″ north
Longitude
-61.56698° or 61° 34′ 1″ west
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
777WVCFM+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42101790
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3578693
Wiki­data ID
Q6529936
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Satellite Map

Discover Les Roches Percées from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Les Roches Percées” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Terre-de-Haut and Le Bourg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plage de Pompierre and Batterie Caroline.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Les Roches Percées”. Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0.