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Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)

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Basse-Terre

One of two main islands of the French overseas département of Guadeloupe in the Leeward Islands, West Indies; area 848 sq km/327 sq mi; population (1995 est) 169,000. A narrow stretch of water, the Rivière Salée, divides it from Grande-Terre, the other main island. It has an active volcano, Grande Soufrière, rising to 1,484 m/4,870 ft.

Basse-Terre

Port on Basse-Terre, one of the Leeward Islands; population (1990 est) 14,100; capital of the French overseas département of Guadeloupe. It has a significant tourist industry.



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