Les Roches Noires
Les Roches Noires is a point in Guadeloupe. Les Roches Noires is situated nearby to the locality Turlet, as well as near the hamlet Bisdary.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Delgrès and Habitation Bisdary.
Fort Delgrès
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Delgrès is a French fort overlooking the town of Basse-Terre in Guadeloupe. It was a key site in the Franco-British struggle in the Caribbean, and later in the resistance of the Guadeloupeans led by the Louis Delgrès, who opposed the re-establishment of slavery entrusted to Antoine Richepanse by Napoleon I.
Habitation Bisdary
Manor estate
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Habitation Bisdary is a manor estate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Trois Pointes and Gourbeyre.
Les Trois Pointes
Locality
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Les Trois Pointes is a locality, which is situated 2½ km south of Les Roches Noires.
Gourbeyre
Town
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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 3 km northeast of Les Roches Noires.
Pointe du Vieux Fort
Locality
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Pointe du Vieux Fort is a locality, which is situated 3 km south of Les Roches Noires.
Les Roches Noires
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
15.97679° or 15° 58′ 36″ northLongitude
-61.71255° or 61° 42′ 45″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
777WX7GP+PXGeoNames ID
11545368
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In Other Languages
“Les Roches Noires” goes by many names.
- French: “Les Roches Noires”
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Localities in the Area
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