Pointe à l’Eau

Pointe à l’Eau is a cape in . Pointe à l’Eau is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .
Photo: Enrevseluj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in Guadeloupe
  • Also known as: “Pointe a l’Eau” and “Pointe du Portail”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Napoléon des Saintes and Morel.

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.

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".

Islet
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
, officially French: des Saintes, is an island in the , , the . It belongs to the commune of .

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 the archipelago in the . It is situated in the eastern part of the island.

Pointe à l’Eau

Latitude
15.88124° or 15° 52′ 53″ north
Longitude
-61.58108° or 61° 34′ 52″ west
Open location code
777WVCJ9+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1466755085
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3579378
Wiki­data ID
Q24874830
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Satellite Map

Discover Pointe à l’Eau from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pointe à l’Eau” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pointe à l’Eau”
  • French: “Pointe à l’Eau”
  • Swedish: “Pointe à l’Eau”

Localities in the Area

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

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plage de Vielle Anse and La Baleine.

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