Citerne
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,120 metres
- Description: mountain in Guadeloupe
- Also known as: “La Citerne”
Places of Interest
Highlights include La Grande Soufrière and L’Échelle.
La Grande Soufrière
Volcano
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.
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.
Citerne
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Arrondissement de la Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
16.0338° or 16° 2′ 2″ northLongitude
-61.65582° or 61° 39′ 21″ westElevation
1,120 metres (3,675 feet)Open location code
778W28MV+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 9419266270OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
Discover Citerne from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Citerne” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “La Citerne (bukid sa Guadeloupe)”
- Cebuano: “La Citerne”
- Dutch: “La Citerne”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سيتيرن”
- French: “Citerne”
- French: “La Citerne”
- Ladin: “Citerne”
- Swedish: “La Citerne”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Citerne and Galion falls.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Citerne and Emetteur de la Citerne.
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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 “Citerne”. Photo: Ofol, CC BY 2.5.