Gros Fougas
Gros Fougas is a volcano in Guadeloupe and has an elevation of 787 metres. Gros Fougas is situated nearby to the locality Beaufort, as well as near La Citerne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 Trois-Rivières and Gourbeyre.
Trois-Rivières
Town
Photo: Rcdut, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trois-Rivières is a commune in the overseas department of Guadeloupe, and the chef-lieu of the Canton of Trois-Rivières. It is on the south coast of the island of Basse-Terre. It is surrounded with the towns of Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Vieux-Fort and Gourbeyre.
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.
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.
Gros Fougas
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 787 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
16.01428° or 16° 0′ 51″ northLongitude
-61.65211° or 61° 39′ 8″ westElevation
787 metres (2,582 feet)Open location code
778W287X+P5OpenStreetMap ID
node 4763579710OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcanoGeoNames ID
11545348
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In Other Languages
“Gros Fougas” goes by many names.
- French: “Gros Fougas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Beaufort and La Citerne.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piton l’Herminier and Morne Joseph.
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