L’Édith Cavell
L’Édith Cavell is a disaster remains in French Guiana. L’Édith Cavell is situated nearby to the public building Subprefecture hotel of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, as well as near the house Résidence du Sous-Préfet.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Subprefecture hotel of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni and St. Lawrence Church.
Subprefecture hotel of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Public building
Photo: Danekino2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Subprefecture hotel of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is a public building, which is situated 410 metres southeast of L’Édith Cavell.
St. Lawrence Church
Church
Photo: Psu973, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Lawrence Church is a religious building that serves as a parish church dependent on the Diocese of Cayenne which was created by pope Pius XII with the Bull "Qua sollicitudine" in 1956. St. Lawrence Church is situated 630 metres southeast of L’Édith Cavell.
Résidence du Sous-Préfet
House
Photo: Don-vip, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Résidence du Sous-Préfet is a house, which is situated 530 metres east of L’Édith Cavell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Charbonnière and Albina.
La Charbonnière
Neighborhood
Photo: Pinatyaimi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Charbonnière is a neighbourhood of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. The neighbourhood is mainly populated by Maroons. La Charbonnière was created in 1989 to house Surinamese refugees, and to resettle the inhabitants of the shanty towns.
Albina
Town
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Albina is a town in eastern Suriname, and is capital of the Marowijne District. The town lies on the west bank of the Marowijne river, which forms the border with French Guiana, directly opposite the French Guianan town of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, to which it is connected by a frequent ferry service. Albina is situated 3 km west of L’Édith Cavell.
Balaté
Neighborhood
Balaté is a village of Lokono Amerindians in the commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni at the confluence of the Maroni River and the Balaté River in French Guiana. Balaté is situated 3 km southwest of L’Édith Cavell.
L’Édith Cavell
- Type: Disaster remains
- Also known as: “Edith Cavell” and “L’Edith Cavell”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: French Guiana, South America
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Latitude
5.50781° or 5° 30′ 28″ northLongitude
-54.03174° or 54° 1′ 54″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
68Q7GX59+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 92210026OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wreckGeoNames ID
11953268
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In Other Languages
“L’Édith Cavell” goes by many names.
- French: “L’Édith Cavell”
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