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La Desirade Destination Guide

Discover La Desirade in Guadeloupe

La Desirade in the region of Guadeloupe is a place located in Guadeloupe - some 51 mi or ( 82 km ) North-East of Basse-Terre , the country's capital .

Interactive map of La Desirade

Local time in La Desirade is now 12:46 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guadeloupe " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Bridgetown, Fort-de-France, Basseterre, Roseau, and Pointe Michel. When in this area, you might want to check out Bridgetown . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in La Desirade ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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LA DESIRADE

0:20 min by sucrier
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PLAGE DU SOUFFLEUR ILE DE LA DESIRADE- LES ILES DE LA GUADELOUPE ..

LA DESIRADE

0:21 min by sucrier
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PLAGE DE LA PETITE RIVIERE ..


Allons jusqu au quai, à LA DESIRADE

1:57 min by ELIANE971
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Allons jusqu au quai, à LA DESIRADE,un petit paradis sur terre; ..

15 aout 2009 Fete de la DESIRADE

5:38 min by ELIANE971
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FETE DE LA DESIRADE, le 15 aout 2009 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

La Désirade

La Désirade is an island in the French West Indies, located at the eastern end of Guadeloupe island group, in the Lesser Antilles. It has a land area of 20.64 km² (7,97 sq. miles) and a population of 1,595 in 2006 (down from 1,682 in 1974), with a population density of 77 inh. per km² (200 inh. per sq. mile) in 2006. Most residents live in the settlement of Beauséjour (formerly known as Grande-Anse).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.32 -61.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Dependencies of Guadeloupe, Islands of France, Islands of Guadeloupe, La Désirade, Leper colonies

Pointe des Châteaux (Guadeloupe)

La Pointe des Châteaux is a peninsula that extends into the Atlantic Ocean from the Eastern coast of the island of Grande-Terre, in Guadeloupe. Located 11 km East from Saint-François (the commune it is administratively attached to), it overlooks the island of La Désirade (a dependency of Guadeloupe), eructing only 8 km away into the Atlantic.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.24 -61.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Geography of France, Geography of Guadeloupe, Landforms of France, Landforms of the Caribbean, Peninsulas of France

La Désirade Passage

La Désirade Passage is a strait in the Caribbean. It separates the island of la Désirade, from Grande-Terre.

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Located at 16.16 -61.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Geography of Guadeloupe, Geography of la Désirade, International straits, Straits of the Caribbean

Petite Terre Islands

Petite Terre is also the name of the smaller island of Mayotte. Petite Terre Islands (French: Îles de la Petite Terre, literally "Islands of the Small Land") are two small uninhabited islands located about 10 km to the south-east of the island of Grande-Terre, in the Lesser Antilles. These two islands are named Petite Terre ("Small Land") in contrast with the much larger Grande-Terre ("Large Land") island.

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Located at 16.17 -61.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Archipelagoes of the Caribbean Sea, Islands of France, Islands of Guadeloupe, La Désirade, Lesser Antilles, Nature reserves in France

Kahouanne

Kahouanne is a settlement in Guadeloupe, in the commune of Saint-François. It is located at the very tip of Grande-Terre, close to Chassaing.

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Located at 16.25 -61.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Populated places in Guadeloupe