Basse-Terre
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 rainforest covering its mountain range.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Guadeloupe National Park.
Guadeloupe National Park
Guadeloupe National Park is a national park in Guadeloupe, an overseas territory of France.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crayfish Waterfall and Saut de la Lézarde.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Mamelles.
Basse-Terre
- Island
- …has about 186,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,470 metres (4,810 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Karukera”
- …is 27,000 metres (88,583 feet) wide
- Description: island in Guadeloupe, France
- Also known as“Basse-Terre Island”“Guadeloupe”“La Basse-Terre”
- Categories
- Location
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Latitude
16.1596° or 16° 9′ 35″ north
Longitude
-61.6797° or 61° 40′ 47″ west
Open location code
778W585C+R4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arpitan to Vietnamese—“Basse-Terre” goes by many names.
Bâssa-TèrraArpitan
Бас-ТэрэBelarusian
Illa de Basse-TerreCatalan
Basse-TerreCebuano
巴斯特尔Chinese
巴斯特尔岛Chinese
Basse-TerreCzech
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)Czech
Basse-TerreDanish
Basse-TerreDutch
Basse-Terre (eiland)Dutch
باس تيرEgyptian Arabic
باس تير ايسلاندEgyptian Arabic
Basse-TerreEsperanto
Basse-TerreFinnish
Illa de Basse-TerreGalician
ბას-ტერიGeorgian
Μπας-ΤερGreek
באס-טרHebrew
באסה טרHebrew
Basse-TerreIdo
Basse-TerreIndonesian
Basse-TerreItalian
バス・テール島Japanese
バステールJapanese
바스테르Korean
바스테르 섬Korean
Basse-Terre IslandLadin
BastēraLatvian
Bastēra (sala)Latvian
Bas TerasLithuanian
Basse-TerreNorthern Frisian
Basse-TerreNorwegian
Basse-TerreNorwegian Bokmål
Basse-Terre-øyaNorwegian Bokmål
île de Basse-TerreNorwegian Bokmål
Basse-TerrePolish
Бас-ТерRussian
Бас-ТерSerbian
Basse-TerreSlovak
Basse-TerreSwedish
Бас-ТерUkrainian
Basse-TerreVietnamese
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Guadeloupe: Highlights
Learn more about Pointe-à-Pitre and Sainte-Anne.
