Parnasse
Parnasse is a mountain in Guadeloupe and has an elevation of 679 metres. Parnasse is situated nearby to the locality Désert, as well as near Beauséjour.Places of Interest
Highlights include Habitation La Grivelière and Roches gravées de la rivière du Plessis.
Habitation La Grivelière
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Habitation La Grivelière is a coffee plantation and coffeehouse in Vieux-Habitants, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, an overseas region of France. Founded in the late 17th century, it has been classified as a Monument historique since 1987.
Roches gravées de la rivière du Plessis
Photo: PhilippeCosentino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roches gravées de la rivière du Plessis is situated 4 km southwest of Parnasse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matouba and Vieux-Habitants.
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 4 km southeast of Parnasse.
Vieux-Habitants
Town
Photo: Aristoi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vieux-Habitants is a commune on Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. It is located on the southwest coast of the island of Basse-Terre. Vieux-Habitants is situated 5 km west of Parnasse.
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 southeast of Parnasse.
Parnasse
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 679 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
16.07112° or 16° 4′ 16″ northLongitude
-61.71875° or 61° 43′ 8″ westElevation
679 metres (2,228 feet)Open location code
778W37CJ+CGGeoNames ID
11543903
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In Other Languages
“Parnasse” goes by many names.
- French: “Parnasse”
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