Carbet Falls
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfalls on the Carbet River in Guadeloupe
- Also known as: “Deuxième Chute”, “Deuxieme Chute du Carbet”, “Deuxième Chute du Carbet”, and “Second Carbet Falls”
Places of Interest
Highlights include La Grande Soufrière and Citerne.
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.
Citerne
Volcano
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.
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. Matouba is situated 5 km west of Carbet Falls.
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. Saint-Claude is situated 6 km west of Carbet Falls.
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. Gourbeyre is situated 7 km southwest of Carbet Falls.
Carbet Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
16.04423° or 16° 2′ 39″ northLongitude
-61.6456° or 61° 38′ 44″ westElevation
729 metres (2,392 feet)Height
110 metres (361 feet)Open location code
778W29V3+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 546264979OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
3579571Wikidata ID
Q2967747
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Ukrainian—“Carbet Falls” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Chutes du Carbet”
- Cebuano: “Chutes du Carbet”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاربيت فالس”
- French: “Chute du Carbet”
- French: “chutes du Carbet”
- French: “Chutes du carbet”
- French: “Chutes du Carbet”
- French: “Chutes Du Carbet”
- Indonesian: “Air Terjun Carbet”
- Lithuanian: “Korbeto kriokliai”
- Persian: “آبشار کاربت”
- Persian: “ابشار کاربت”
- Romanian: “Cascadele Carbet”
- Russian: “Карбе”
- Swedish: “Chutes du Carbet”
- Ukrainian: “Корбет”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Citerne and La Découverte.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zone de baignade dans la Rivière du Grand Carbet and Carbet Falls.
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