Morel
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: Peak with an elevation of 136 metres
- Description: mountain in France
- Also known as: “Morel, les Saintes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Les Roches Percées and Fort Napoléon des Saintes.
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.
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.
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.
Morel
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Terre-de-Haut, Arrondissement de la Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
15.8758° or 15° 52′ 33″ northLongitude
-61.57153° or 61° 34′ 18″ westElevation
136 metres (446 feet)Open location code
777WVCGH+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 2973886181OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Morel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Morel” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Morne Morel”
- Dutch: “Morel, les Saintes”
- French: “Morne Morel”
- Ladin: “Morel”
- Spanish: “Morel”
- Swedish: “Morne Morel”
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Localities in the Area
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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 “Morel”. Photo: Moowgly, CC BY-SA 3.0.