Grosse Pointe
Grosse Pointe is a cape in Guadeloupe. Grosse Pointe is situated nearby to the hamlet Marigot, as well as near the neighborhood Grande-Anse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Les Roches Percées and Morel.
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.
Morel
Peak
Photo: Moowgly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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".
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
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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.
Grosse Pointe
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
15.87182° or 15° 52′ 19″ northLongitude
-61.56654° or 61° 33′ 60″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
777WVCCM+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 4803338590OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
3579148
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In Other Languages
“Grosse Pointe” goes by many names.
- French: “Grosse Pointe”
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