5 July 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Sainte-Rose (
Guadeloupean Creole : Sentwòz) is a
commune in the
department of
Guadeloupe . It is the second largest commune of Guadeloupe, in terms of area, after
Petit-Bourg . Sainte-Rose lies on the coast of the island of
Basse-Terre .
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26 March 2024 | Author/Destination: Caribbean / Karibik | Rubric: General
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Town Hall of Basse-Terre town, the capital of Guadeloupe © LPLT/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Basse-Terre is the western and larger of the two main islands of the
French overseas department of
Guadeloupe in the
Caribbean . The capital of Guadeloupe, also called
Basse-Terre , is located on the island. The eastern main island is called
Grande-Terre . As
Saint Marie and
Honoré , Basse-Terre and the town of
Deshaies in the northwest of the island have been the main filming and setting locations for the British-French
dramedy television series Death in Paradise since 2011.
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23 January 2023 | Author/Destination: Caribbean / Karibik | Rubric: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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The Caribbean is a region of
the Americas that consists of the
Caribbean Sea , its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the
Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of
Central America , and north of
South America .
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10 June 2014 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Guadeloupe is a
Caribbean island located in the
Leeward Islands , in the
Lesser Antilles , with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres (629 sq. mi) and a population of 400,000. It is an
overseas region of France , consisting of a single overseas department. Its departmental code is “971”. As the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe is also an integral part of the Republic. Besides Guadeloupe island, the
smaller islands of
Marie-Galante ,
La Désirade , and the
Îles des Saintes are included in Guadeloupe.
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