Basse Terre

Basse Terre is a locality in , . Basse Terre is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dessalines.

Town
Photo: André Lachance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
usually referred to as Marchand-Dessalines, is a commune in the department of . It is named after Jean-Jacques , a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler and emperor of independent Haiti.

Basse Terre

Latitude
19.26667° or 19° 16′ north
Longitude
-72.53333° or 72° 32′ west
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
77F97F88+MM
Geo­Names ID
3730654
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