Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island of eastern Guadeloupe in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies.
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The Grande-Terre is a beautiful island surrounded by coral reefs with white and black sandy beaches, cliffs and rolling hills with vast farmland.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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The journey was scheduled as follows: leave le Prêcheur in Martinique on May 21st and go back to le Prêcheur on June 1st, after stops in the Caribbean islands of Dominica, les Saintes, Guadeloupe (Basse-Terre then Grande-Terre) and Antigua.
Global Voices in English » Caribbean: Following the path of the Caribs 2009
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Terrain: Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin.
Guadeloupe 2009
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Guadeloupe is an island group or archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre (separated from Basse-Terre by a narrow sea channel called Salt-River), Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin).
Guadeloupe 2009
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Guadeloupe: Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin
Terrain 2008
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Guadeloupe: Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin
France 2008
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Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Terrain: Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin
The 1999 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Area: total: 1,780 sq km land: 1,706 sq km water: 74 sq km note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade,
The 1999 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Area: total: 1,780 sq km note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade,
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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