Grande-Terre
Grande-Terre Island is the name of the eastern-half of Guadeloupe proper, in the Lesser Antilles. It is separated from the other half of Guadeloupe island, Basse-Terre, by a narrow sea channel called Rivière Salée. Pointe de la Grande Vigie, in Grande-Terre, is the northernmost point of Guadeloupe island.
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- Island
- …has about 197,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (450 feet)
- …is also known as “Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe”
- …was formerly known as “Cibuqueira”
- Description: island in Guadeloupe, France
Places of Interest
Discover Église Saint-André de Morne-à-l’Eau and Cemetery of Morne-à-l’Eau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morne-à-l’Eau and Jabrun.
Morne-à-l’Eau
Morne-à-l'Eau is a commune located in the department of Guadeloupe.
Jabrun
Locality
Jabrun is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune…
Palais-Sainte-Marguerite
Hamlet
Palais-Sainte-Marguerite is a settlement in Guadeloupe…
Grande-Terre
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Latitude
16.3262° or 16° 19′ 34″ north
Longitude
-61.4279° or 61° 25′ 40″ west
Open location code
778W8HGC+FR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Grande-Terre” goes by many names.
غران تار (جزيرة)Arabic
غراند تيرArabic
Grande-TerreCatalan
Grande-TerreCebuano
格朗德特尔岛Chinese
Grande-TerreCzech
Grande-TerreDanish
Grande-TerreDutch
جراند تيرEgyptian Arabic
Grande-TerreEsperanto
Grande-TerreFinnish
Grande-TerreGalician
Γκραντ-ΤερGreek
グランド＝テールJapanese
グランド＝テール島Japanese
그랑드 테르Korean
GrantēraLatvian
Grantēra (Gvadelupa)Latvian
Grand TerasLithuanian
Гранд ТерMacedonian
Grande-TerreNorthern Frisian
Grande-TerreNorwegian
Grande-TerreNorwegian Bokmål
GranntèNorwegian Bokmål
GwanntèNorwegian Bokmål
Grande-TerrePolish
Гранд-ТерRussian
Гранд-Тер (архипелаг Кергелен)Russian
Grand-TerreSwedish
Grande-TerreSwedish
Grande TerreTurkish
Grande Terre (Guadeloupe)Turkish
Гранд-ТерUkrainian
Гранд-ТеррUkrainian
Grande-TerreVietnamese
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Localities in the Area
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