Descolons
Descolons is a locality in Soufrière District, Saint Lucia. Descolons is situated nearby to the locality Cresslands, as well as near the suburb Zenon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Gimie and Qualibou.
Mount Gimie
Peak
Photo: MMinkenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Gimie is the tallest mountain on the island of Saint Lucia. It is located in the Canaries District on the west side of Saint Lucia. The mountain's peak reaches 950 m.
Qualibou
Volcano
Photo: Trent Foley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Qualibou, also known as the Soufrière Volcanic Center, is a 3.5 × 5 km-wide caldera on the island of Saint Lucia that formed between 32,000 and 39,000 years ago. Qualibou is situated 2 miles southwest of Descolons.
St. Lucia Botanical Gardens
Garden
Photo: XeresNelro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Lucia Botanical Gardens, also known as the Diamond Botanical Gardens, is home of the Diamond Waterfall and the oldest botanical gardens on the island of St. St. Lucia Botanical Gardens is situated 1½ miles west of Descolons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soufriere and Canaries.
Soufriere
Soufrière is a town on the West Coast of Saint Lucia, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The town and the surrounding district has a population of 7,935. It was colonized by the French and was the original capital of the island.
Canaries
Town
Photo: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0.
Canaries is in Saint Lucia. It has a population of 2,200 and is south of Castries and on the Saint Lucian coast. It is 16 km². Canaries is situated 4 miles northwest of Descolons.
Saltibus
Hamlet
Saltibus is located on southwestern side of the Island of Saint Lucia. It belongs to one of two of the 11 quarters, or sections of the island, which were sometimes called "districts", which is no longer under control of the British colonial government as of 1979 AD. Saltibus is situated 4 miles south of Descolons.
Descolons
- Type: Locality
- Location: Soufrière District, Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
13.86134° or 13° 51′ 41″ northLongitude
-61.0279° or 61° 1′ 40″ westElevation
1,729 feet (527 metres)Open location code
775WVX6C+GRGeoNames ID
11955799
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