10 January 2026 | Author/Destination: Around the World / Rund um die Welt | Category: General
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Plaque commemorating the attachment of Wallis and Futuna to the French Republic in Mata Utu
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Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, is a French island
collectivity in the
South Pacific , situated between
Tuvalu to the northwest,
Fiji to the southwest,
Tonga to the southeast,
Samoa to the east, and
Tokelau to the northeast.
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19 December 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Deshaies (
Guadeloupean Creole : Déhé) is a
commune in the
French overseas region and
department of
Guadeloupe , in the
Lesser Antilles . It is on the northwest coast of
Basse-Terre Island . The inhabitants are called
Deshaisiens .
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5 July 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Town Hall © KoS/cc-by-sa-3.0
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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 | Category: 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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