Rivière Palmiste

Rivière Palmiste is a stream in Petit-Bourg, Arrondissement de la Basse-Terre. Rivière Palmiste is situated nearby to the locality Bordenave, as well as near Les Icaques.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basse-Terre and Crayfish Waterfall.

Basse-Terre

Photo: Filo gèn‘, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Basse-Terre is the western island of the pair of islands that make up the principal land mass of Guadeloupe. It is full of waterfalls, rivers and streams, thermal springs, beaches of golden or black sand and a tropical rain forest covering its mountain range.

Crayfish Waterfall

Waterfall

Photo: Enrevseluj, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Crayfish Waterfall is situated 2½ km north of Rivière Palmiste.

Saut de la Lézarde

Waterfall

Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saut de la Lézarde is a waterfall, which is situated 3 km northeast of Rivière Palmiste.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Mamelles and Petit-Bourg.

Les Mamelles

Locality

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Les Mamelles is a locality, which is situated 7 km west of Rivière Palmiste.

Petit-Bourg

Town

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Petit-Bourg is the seventh-largest commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is located on the east side of the island of Basse-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest metropolitan area in Guadeloupe. Petit-Bourg is situated 10 km northeast of Rivière Palmiste.

Rivière Palmiste

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Riviere Palmiste”
Category: body of water
Location: Petit-Bourg, Arrondissement de la Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

16.15723° or 16° 9′ 26″ north

Longitude

-61.67345° or 61° 40′ 24″ west

Elevation

386 metres (1,266 feet)

Open location code

778W584G+VJ

GeoNames ID

13437806

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In Other Languages

“Rivière Palmiste” goes by many names.

French: “Rivière Palmiste”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Crête Saint-André and Crête Lézarde.

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