Haiti
Nord-Ouest
Port-de-Paix Arrondissement

Basse Terre

Basse Terre is a village in , . Basse Terre is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort de Rocher.

Archaeological site
was a seventeenth-century fortress on the island of , northwest of Haiti. It was built and utilized by buccaneers as the primary defense of the island to prevent encroachment of forces.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tortuga and Saint-Louis-du-Nord.

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Island is a West Indian that forms part of , off the northwest coast of . It constitutes the commune of Île de la Tortue in the of the department of Haiti.

Town
is a commune in the , in the department of . It has 69,592 inhabitants. is situated 8 km south of Basse Terre.

Basse Terre

Latitude
20.00561° or 20° 0′ 20″ north
Longitude
-72.71566° or 72° 42′ 56″ west
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
77G9274M+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4445503699
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3730653
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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Possible chantier naval and HOPITAL NOTRE DAME DES PALMISTES.

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