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Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...

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  • .gp
    .gp
    .gp is the country code top-level domain for Guadeloupe and is still in use for Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, two former parts of Guadeloupe. .gp domains can be registered at . Pricing differs for Guadeloupians and other Internet users. For a Guadeloupe individual the pricing is 30€ for one...

     – Internet
    Internet
    The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

     country code top-level domain
    Country code top-level domain
    A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....

     for Guadeloupe
  • 1899 Hurricane San Ciriaco
    1899 Hurricane San Ciriaco
    1899 San Ciriaco hurricane, also known as the 1899 Puerto Rico Hurricane, was the longest-lived Atlantic hurricane and the eleventh deadliest tropical cyclone in the basin. It was an intense and long-lived Atlantic Cape Verde-type hurricane which crossed Puerto Rico over the two day period August 8...

  • 1928 Okeechobee hurricane
    1928 Okeechobee Hurricane
    The Okeechobee hurricane, or San Felipe Segundo hurricane, was a deadly hurricane that struck the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and Florida in September of the 1928 Atlantic hurricane season...

  • 2009 French Caribbean general strikes
    2009 French Caribbean general strikes
    The 2009 French Caribbean general strikes began in the French overseas region of Guadeloupe on 20 January 2009, and spread to neighbouring Martinique on 5 February 2009. Both islands are located in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean...


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  • Air Antilles Express
    Air Antilles Express
    Air Antilles Express is an airline based in Guadeloupe, an important economic link for the French Antilles and a way out of Port au Prince. It is a regional airline operating scheduled and seasonal services.- History :...

  • Air Caraïbes Atlantique
    Air Caraïbes Atlantique
    Air Caraïbes Atlantique is the airline of the French Caribbean with a European hub at Orly Airport, Paris.- Services :Air Caraïbes Atlantique operates the following services :...

  • Air Caraïbes
    Air Caraïbes
    Air Caraïbes is the regional airline of the French Caribbean which comprises two overseas departments of France: Guadeloupe and Martinique. The airline is headquartered in Les Abymes in Guadeloupe. It operates scheduled and charter services serving 13 islands in the West Indies...

  • Airports in Guadeloupe
  • Amphicyclotulus perplexus
    Amphicyclotulus perplexus
    Amphicyclotulus perplexus is a species of tropical land snail with a gill and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Neocyclotidae.This land snail species is vulnerable to the possibility of extinction.-Distribution:...

  • Americas
    Americas
    The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

    • North America
      North America
      North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

      • North Atlantic Ocean
        • West Indies
          • Mer des Caraïbes (Caribbean Sea
            Caribbean Sea
            The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

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            • Antilles
              Antilles
              The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...

              (Antilles
              Antilles
              The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...

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              • Petites Antilles (Lesser Antilles
                Lesser Antilles
                The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...

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                • Islands of Guadeloupe
  • Anse-Bertrand
    Anse-Bertrand
    Anse-Bertrand is a commune in Guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of France in the Lesser Antilles.The inhabitants in Anse-Bertrand are called Ansois.-Geography:...

  • Antillean Fruit-eating Bat
    Antillean Fruit-eating Bat
    The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is one of two leaf-nosed bat species belonging to the Brachyphylla genus. The species occurs in the Caribbean from Puerto Rico to St. Vincent and Barbados. Fossil specimens have also been recorded from New Providence, Bahamas.-Taxonomy:Three subspecies of...

  • Antillean Nighthawk
    Antillean Nighthawk
    The Antillean Nighthawk, Chordeiles gundlachii, is a nightjar.The adults are dark with brown, grey and white patterning on the upperparts and breast; the long wings are black and show a white bar in flight. The tail is dark with white barring; the underparts are white with black bars. The adult...

  • Arrondissement of Basse-Terre
    Arrondissement of Basse-Terre
    The arrondissement of Basse-Terre is an arrondissement of France, located in the Guadeloupe département, in the Guadeloupe région. It has 17 cantons and 18 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Basse-Terre are:# Baie-Mahault...

  • Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre
    Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre
    The arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre is an arrondissement of France, located in the Guadeloupe département, in the Guadeloupe région. It has 23 cantons and 14 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre are:...

  • Arrondissements of the Guadeloupe department
  • Atlas of Guadeloupe
  • Avicennia germinans
    Avicennia germinans
    Avicennia germinans, commonly known as the black mangrove, is a species of flowering plant in the acanthus family, Acanthaceae.A. germinans grows in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, on both Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and on the Atlantic coast of tropical Africa, where it thrives...


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  • Baie-Mahault
    Baie-Mahault
    Baie-Mahault is the second most populated commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe after Abymes The extensive Zoning Industriel of Jarry, in Baie-Mahault is far the most industrialized communes in the islands and the largest industrial park in the Lesser Antilles.It is...

  • Baillif
    Baillif
    Baillif is a commune of Guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles. Baillif is a suburb of Basse-Terre, the prefecture and second largest urban area of Guadeloupe located on Basse-Terre Island .The inhabitants are called Baillifiens.-History:In 1637,...

  • Balakadri
    Balakadri
    Balakadri is a traditional quadrille music that was performed for balls on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.-History:...

  • Barbados–France relations
    Barbados–France relations
    Bardadian-French relations are the bilateral relations between the two countries, Barbados and France. Both countries have established diplomatic relations on May 3, 1968. Barbados is represented in France through its embassy in Brussels...

  • Basse-Terre
    Basse-Terre
    Basse-Terre is the prefecture of Guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles...

    on Île de Basse-Terre – Capital of Guadeloupe
  • Basse-Terre 1st Canton
    Basse-Terre 1st Canton
    Basse-Terre 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Basse-Terre 2nd Canton
    Basse-Terre 2nd Canton
    Basse-Terre 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Basse-Terre Cathedral
  • Basse-Terre Island
    Basse-Terre Island
    Basse-Terre Island is the name of the western-half of Guadeloupe proper, in the Lesser Antilles. It is separated from the other half of Guadeloupe proper, Grande-Terre, by a narrow sea channel called the Rivière Salée ....

  • Biguine
    Biguine
    Biguine is a style of music that originated in Guadeloupe and Martinique in the 19th century.-History:Two main types of French antillean biguine can be identified based on the instrumentation in contemporary musical practice, which is call the drum biguine and the orchestrated biguine . Each of...

  • Black-rumped Waxbill
    Black-rumped Waxbill
    The Black-rumped Waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,000,000 km²....

  • Boisripeau
    Boisripeau
    Boisripeau is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Les Abymes, on the island of Grande-Terre. Chazeau, Jabrun-du-Sud, and Malignon are to its east....

  • Boisvin
    Boisvin
    Boisvin is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the east of Fonds d'Or, and to the south of Guillocheau and Laureal; Gardel and Renard are to its east....

  • Bouillante
    Bouillante
    Bouillante is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles.-History:Bouillante was founded about 1635 with the arrival of some of Guadeloupe's first colonists...

  • Boula (music)
    Boula (music)
    The word boula can refer to at least four different drums played in the Caribbean music area.The Guadeloupan boula is a hand drum, similar to the tambou bèlè, and is used in gwo ka and special occasions likes wakes, wrestling matches and Carnival celebrations...

  • Invasion of Guadeloupe (1759), 1758–1759

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  • Canton of Anse-Bertrand
    Canton of Anse-Bertrand
    The Canton of Anse-Bertrand is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-Municipalities:The canton includes 2 communes:*Anse-Bertrand*Port-Louis-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Baie-Mahault
    Canton of Baie-Mahault
    The Canton of Baie-Mahault is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Bouillante
    Canton of Bouillante
    The Canton of Bouillante is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante
    Canton of Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante
    The Canton of Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Gourbeyre
    Canton of Gourbeyre
    The Canton of Gourbeyre is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Goyave
    Canton of Goyave
    The Canton of Goyave is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-Municipalities:The canton includes 2 communes:*Goyave*Petit-Bourg -See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Grand-Bourg
    Canton of Grand-Bourg
    Canton of Grand-Bourg is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe. It covers an area of 55.54 km² and as of 1999 it had a population of 5, 893.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of La Désirade
    Canton of La Désirade
    The Canton of La Désirade is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe. It is located on La Désirade Island.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Lamentin
    Canton of Lamentin
    The Canton of Lamentin is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Les Saintes
    Canton of Les Saintes
    The Canton of Les Saintes is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Petit-Bourg
    Canton of Petit-Bourg
    The Canton of Petit-Bourg is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-Municipalities:The canton includes almost all the commune of Petit-Bourg. A minor part of it is located in the Canton of Goyave.-See also:...

  • Canton of Petit-Canal
    Canton of Petit-Canal
    The Canton of Petit-Canal is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Pointe-Noire
    Canton of Pointe-Noire
    The Canton of Pointe-Noire is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Saint-Claude
    Canton of Saint-Claude
    The Canton of Saint-Claude is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Saint-François
    Canton of Saint-François
    The Canton of Saint-François is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Saint-Louis
    Canton of Saint-Louis
    The Canton of Saint-Louis is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Trois-Rivières
    Canton of Trois-Rivières
    The Canton of Trois-Rivières is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-Municipalities:The canton includes 2 communes:*Trois-Rivières*Vieux-Fort-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe...

  • Canton of Vieux-Habitants
    Canton of Vieux-Habitants
    The Canton of Vieux-Habitants is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Cantons of the Guadeloupe department
  • Capesterre-Belle-Eau 1st Canton
    Capesterre-Belle-Eau 1st Canton
    Capesterre-Belle-Eau 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Capesterre-Belle-Eau 2nd Canton
    Capesterre-Belle-Eau 2nd Canton
    Capesterre-Belle-Eau 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Capesterre-Belle-Eau
    Capesterre-Belle-Eau
    Capesterre-Belle-Eau is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located in the south-east of Basse-Terre Island. Capesterre-Belle-Eau covers an area of 103.3 km² and the population as of 1999 is 19,568. The population density is 189...

  • Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante
    Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante
    Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante is a commune on the island of Marie-Galante, in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, itself in the Lesser Antilles....

  • Capital of Guadeloupe: Basse-Terre
    Basse-Terre
    Basse-Terre is the prefecture of Guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles...

    on Île de Basse-Terre
  • Carbet Falls
    Carbet Falls
    Carbet Falls is a series of waterfalls on the Carbet River in Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France located in the Leeward Islands of the eastern Caribbean region. Its three cascades are set amid the tropical rainforests on the lower slopes of the volcano La Soufrière...

  • Caribbean
    Caribbean
    The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

  • Caribbean Carnival
    Caribbean Carnival
    Caribbean Carnival is the term used for a number of events that take place in many of the Caribbean islands annually.The Caribbean's Carnivals all have several common themes all originating from Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, based on folklore, culture, religion,and tradition, not on amusement...

  • Caribbean Sea
    Caribbean Sea
    The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

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  • Cedrela odorata
    Cedrela odorata
    Cedrela odorata . The genus Cedrela has undergone two major systematic revisions since 1960. The most recent revision reduced the number of species in the genus to seven . The common cedro, Cedrela odorata L., embraces 28 other named species, including C. mexicana M. J...

  • Chassaing
    Chassaing
    Chassaing is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Saint-François, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the west of Kahouanne....

  • Chazeau
    Chazeau
    Chazeau is a settlement in Guadeloupe, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the east of Quatre Chemins and Boisripeau....

  • Coat of arms of Guadeloupe
    Coat of arms of Guadeloupe
    The Coat of arms of Guadeloupe, a région and overseas département of France in the Caribbean, is a logo showing a stylized sun and bird on a green and blue square. Below the logo is inscribed REGION GUADELOUPE underlined in yellow. The device is central to the Flag of Guadeloupe....

  • Coat of arms of Guadeloupe
    Coat of arms of Guadeloupe
    The Coat of arms of Guadeloupe, a région and overseas département of France in the Caribbean, is a logo showing a stylized sun and bird on a green and blue square. Below the logo is inscribed REGION GUADELOUPE underlined in yellow. The device is central to the Flag of Guadeloupe....

  • Colonial and Departmental Heads of Guadeloupe
    Colonial and Departmental Heads of Guadeloupe
    -List of Colonial and Departmental Heads of Guadeloupe:Note: currently, the prefect is not the true departmental head, which is the President of the General Council. The prefect is merely the representative of the national government.-See also:*Guadeloupe*Politics of Guadeloupe...

  • Communes of the Guadeloupe department
  • Communications in Guadeloupe
    Communications in Guadeloupe
    Telephones - main lines in use:159,000 Telephones - mobile cellular:814 Telephone system:domestic facilities inadequatedomestic:NAinternational:...

  • Communications in Guadeloupe
    Communications in Guadeloupe
    Telephones - main lines in use:159,000 Telephones - mobile cellular:814 Telephone system:domestic facilities inadequatedomestic:NAinternational:...

  • Conchou
    Conchou
    Conchou is a settlement in Guadeloupe, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the east of Le Moule; Guillocheau, Laureal, Guenette, and Portland are to its south....

  • Confédération générale du travail de Guadeloupe
    Confédération générale du travail de Guadeloupe
    Confédération générale du travail de Guadeloupe is a trade union centre in Guadeloupe. CGTG was founded in 1962, as the Guadeloupean federation of the French Confédération générale du travail became an independent centre...


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  • Daniel Marsin
    Daniel Marsin
    Daniel Marsin is a member of the Senate of France, representing the island of Guadeloupe. He is locally a member of Guadeloupe unie, socialisme et réalités, and at the national level of the Modern Left, a satellite organisation of Nicolas Sarkozy' Union for a Popular Movement...

  • Demographics of Guadeloupe
  • Deshaies
    Deshaies
    Deshaies 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.-History:...

  • Doc Gynéco
    Doc Gynéco
    Doc Gynéco is a popular French hip hop artist of Guadeloupean origin. His music is typically characterized as a ragga/rap style, that has found its fan base in France. Born in Clichy-la-Garenne, France on July 7, 1974, Beausir's mother was Caribbean and his father white...

  • Dominica Passage
    Dominica Passage
    Dominica Passage is a strait in the Caribbean. It separates the islands of Dominica and Guadeloupe....

  • Dominique Vian
    Dominique Vian
    Dominique Vian is a French overseas departments administrator. He was prefect of French Guiana from February 1997 to August 1999, prefect of Guadeloupe from August 2002 to July 2004, and prefect of Réunion since August 2004.-References:...

  • Dubedou
    Dubedou
    Dubédou is a settlement in Guadeloupe, in the commune of Saint-François on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the east of Gardel and Renard....


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  • Eastern Caribbean Gas Pipeline Company Limited
    Eastern Caribbean Gas Pipeline Company Limited
    The Eastern Caribbean Gas Pipeline Company Limited is a joint public/private sector company charged with the initiative of building a natural gas distribution network for the Eastern Caribbean chain of islands.-Network:...

  • Economy of Guadeloupe
    Economy of Guadeloupe
    The economy of Guadeloupe depends on agriculture, tourism, light industry, and services. It also depends on France for large subsidies and imports.Tourism is a key industry; an increasingly large number of cruise ships visit the islands...

  • Elections in Guadeloupe
    Elections in Guadeloupe
    Elections in Guadeloupe gives information on election and election results in Guadeloupe.Guadeloupe elects on regional/départemental level a legislature. The legislature consists out of two councils with diverging powers. The Regional Council has 41 members, elected for a four year term by...

  • Extinct animals of Martinique and Guadeloupe

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  • Félix Éboué
    Félix Éboué
    Félix Adolphe Éboué was a Black French colonial administrator and Free French leader. He was the first black French man appointed to high post in the French colonies, when appointed as Governor of Guadeloupe in 1936...

  • Flag of France
    Flag of France
    The national flag of France is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured royal blue , white, and red...

  • Flag of Guadeloupe
    Flag of Guadeloupe
    The flag of the Region of Guadeloupe, a région and overseas département of France located in the Caribbean, is a white field on which is placed a logo showing a stylized sun and bird on a green and blue square...

  • Fonds d'Or
    Fonds d'Or
    Fonds d'Or is a settlement in Guadeloupe, on the island of Grande-Terre. To its north are Guillocheau and Laureal, and Boisvin is to the east....

  • Fort Napoléon des Saintes
    Fort Napoléon des Saintes
    Fort Napoléon is located on Terre-de-Haut Island, in the Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe. Built on the morne called Mire, it was originally named Fort Louis. It was destroyed by British forces in 1809. It was rebuilt in 1867, and named after Napoleon III, but never saw use in battle, and was...

  • France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

  • Frédérika Charpentier
    Frédérika Charpentier
    Frédérika Charpentier is a beauty pageant contestant who won Miss World Guadeloupe 2008 on July 18, 2008. Charpentier represented her country in Miss World 2008....

  • French America
    French America
    French America is the French-speaking community of peoples and diaspora, notably those tracing back origins to New France, the early French colonization of the Americas...

  • French colonization of the Americas
    French colonization of the Americas
    The French colonization of the Americas began in the 16th century, and continued in the following centuries as France established a colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere. France founded colonies in much of eastern North America, on a number of Caribbean islands, and in South America...

  • French language
    French language
    French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

  • French overseas department of Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...

  • French Republic (République française)

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  • Gardel, Guadeloupe
    Gardel, Guadeloupe
    Gardel is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre. Boisvin is to its west, and Zevallos is to its east; to the north are Guillocheau, Laureal, Portland and Guenette....

  • Geography of Guadeloupe
    Geography of Guadeloupe
    The department of Guadeloupe comprises five islands: Guadeloupe island composed of Basse-Terre Island and Grande-Terre and the dependences composed by the adjacent french islands of La Désirade, Les Saintes and Marie-Galante...

  • Giant Ditch Frog
  • Gourbeyre
    Gourbeyre
    Gourbeyre is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is a suburb of the city of Basse-Terre.The commune of Gourbeyre was in the past a pivotal point in the defense of Guadeloupe's Basse-Terre Island....

  • Goyave
    Goyave
    Goyave is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is part of the urban area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest metropolitan area in Guadeloupe.-History:...

  • Grand-Bourg
    Grand-Bourg
    Grand-Bourg is a commune on the island of Marie-Galante, in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles Caribbean. It is located in the southwest of Marie-Galante, and is the most populous of the three communes on the island....

  • Grande-Terre
    Grande-Terre
    Grande-Terre is an island in the Guadeloupe, separated by Basse-Terre Island by a salt river. Grande-Terre's northernmost point, Pointe de la Grande Vigie, is also the northernmost point in Guadeloupe....

     island
  • Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...

    (Région Guadeloupe)
  • Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...

    , adjective
  • Guadeloupe films
  • Guadeloupe franc
    Guadeloupe franc
    The franc was the currency of Guadeloupe until 2002. It was subdivided into 100 centimes.-History:The franc was introduced following France's recovery of the Islands from the U.K. in 1816. It replaced the livre...

  • Guadeloupe livre
    Guadeloupe livre
    The livre was the currency of Guadeloupe until 1816. It was subdivided into 20 sous, each of 12 deniers, with the escalin worth 15 sous.-History:...

  • Guadeloupe national football team
    Guadeloupe national football team
    The Guadeloupe regional football team represents the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe in international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Football , a local branch of French Football Federation ....

  • Guadeloupe National Park
    Guadeloupe National Park
    Guadeloupe National Park is a national park in Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France located in the Leeward Islands of the eastern Caribbean region. The Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin Nature Reserve is a marine protected area adjacent to the park and administered in conjunction with it...

  • Guadeloupe Passage
    Guadeloupe Passage
    Guadeloupe Passage is a strait in the Caribbean, at . It separates Guadeloupe from Montserrat and from Antigua and Barbuda....

  • Guadeloupe raccoon
    Guadeloupe Raccoon
    The Guadeloupe raccoon is a subspecies of the common raccoon endemic on the two main islands Basse-Terre Island and Grande-Terre of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles.- Classification :...

  • Guadeloupe Woodpecker
    Guadeloupe Woodpecker
    The Guadeloupe Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is endemic to Guadeloupe.-Habitat:...

  • Guadeloupian, citizen of Guadeloupe
  • Guenette
    Guenette
    Guenette is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the east of Guillocheau and Laureal, and to the south of Conchou; Dubedou and Zevallos lie to its east, and Gardel and Renard to its south....

  • Guillocheau
    Guillocheau
    Guillocheau is a settlement in Guadeloupe, on the island of Grande-Terre. To its north are Lemercier, Le Moule and Conchou; Fonds d'Or and Boisvin are to the south....

  • Gwo ka
    Gwo ka
    Gwo ka is both a family of hand drums and the music created with them, which is a major part of Guadeloupean folk music. There are seven rhythms in gwo ka, which are embellished by the drummers...


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  • Hinduism in Guadeloupe
    Hinduism in Guadeloupe
    -History of Guadeloupe:Guadeloupe, an island in the Atlantic Ocean and a French Department, had traditionally been a bone of contention between the French and the British. The British occupied it from 1759 to 1763. In 1763, it was restored to France in exchange for all French rights to Canada. It...

  • History of Guadeloupe
    History of Guadeloupe
    - Pre-Columbian and Colonial Settlement :The earliest settlers on Guadeloupe arrived around 300 BC and developed agriculture on the island. They were removed by the more warlike Caribs. It was the Caribs who called the island "Karukera," which is roughly translated as "island with beautiful...

  • Hurricane Allen
    Hurricane Allen
    Hurricane Allen was the first and strongest hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season. It was one of the strongest hurricanes in recorded history, one of the few hurricanes to reach Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale on three separate occasions, and spent more time...

  • Hurricane Betsy (1956)
    Hurricane Betsy (1956)
    Hurricane Betsy in 1956 was the first Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in Puerto Rico in 24 years. The third tropical cyclone of the 1956 Atlantic hurricane season, Betsy developed from a tropical wave on August 9 to the east of the Lesser Antilles. It rapidly developed into a...

  • Hurricane Cleo
    Hurricane Cleo
    Hurricane Cleo was the third named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1964 Atlantic hurricane season. Cleo was one of the longest-lived storms of the season...

  • Hurricane Hortense
    Hurricane Hortense
    Hurricane Hortense was the eighth tropical storm, sixth hurricane, and second Category 4 hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season. Lasting from September 3 to September 16, Hortense brought torrential flooding as it moved through the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic...

  • Hurricane Hugo
    Hurricane Hugo
    Hurricane Hugo was a classical, destructive and rare Cape Verde-type hurricane which struck the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe, Montserrat, St. Croix, Puerto Rico and the USA mainland in South Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane during September of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season...

  • Hurricane Inez
    Hurricane Inez
    Hurricane Inez was a deadly, destructive, powerful and very long-lived Cape Verde-type hurricane that carved an erratic path through the Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola, Cuba, the Bahamas, Florida, and Mexico in 1966...

  • Hurricane Lenny
    Hurricane Lenny
    Hurricane Lenny was the strongest November Atlantic hurricane on record. It was the twelfth tropical storm, eighth hurricane, and record-breaking fifth Category 4 hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. Lenny formed on November 13 in the western Caribbean Sea, and maintained an...

  • Hurricane Luis
    Hurricane Luis
    Hurricane Luis was one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph . The storm was the twelfth tropical storm, sixth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season...


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  • Îles des Saintes
    Îles des Saintes
    The Îles des Saintes , also called simply Les Saintes , is a small archipelago of French Antilles located in the South of Basse-Terre Island, on the West of Marie-Galante and in the North of Dominica in the arc of Lesser Antilles...

  • International Organization for Standardization
    International Organization for Standardization
    The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...

     (ISO)
    • ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
      ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
      ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

       country code for Guadeloupe: GP
      Guadeloupe
      Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...

    • ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
      ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
      ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

       country code for Guadeloupe: GLP
      Guadeloupe
      Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...

  • Islands of Guadeloupe:
    • Basse-Terre
      Basse-Terre
      Basse-Terre is the prefecture of Guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles...

    • La Désirade
      La Désirade
      La Désirade is a French West Indies island located at the eastern of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles.It has a land area of 20.64 km² and a population of 1,595 in 2006 , with a population density of 77 inh. per km² in 2006...

    • Grande-Terre
      Grande-Terre
      Grande-Terre is an island in the Guadeloupe, separated by Basse-Terre Island by a salt river. Grande-Terre's northernmost point, Pointe de la Grande Vigie, is also the northernmost point in Guadeloupe....

    • Marie-Galante
      Marie-Galante
      Marie-Galante is an island of the Caribbean Sea located at the south of Guadeloupe and at north of Dominica. Marie-Galante is a dependence of Guadeloupe which is a french overseas department....

    • Iles de la Petite Terre
      Petite Terre Islands
      Petite Terre Islands are two small uninhabited islands located about to the south-east of the island of Grande-Terre in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, itself in the Lesser Antilles...

    • Iles des Saintes
      Îles des Saintes
      The Îles des Saintes , also called simply Les Saintes , is a small archipelago of French Antilles located in the South of Basse-Terre Island, on the West of Marie-Galante and in the North of Dominica in the arc of Lesser Antilles...

      • Terre-de-Haut
        Terre-de-Haut Island
        Terre-de-Haut Island is an island in the Îles des Saintes archipelago. It belongs to the commune of Terre-de-Haut. The Fort Napoléon des Saintes is located on this island. The bay of Terre-de-Haut is one of the most beautiful bay of the world including the club of the most beautiful bay of the...

      • Terre-de-Bas

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  • La Berthaudiere
    La Berthaudiere
    La Berthaudiere is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Anse-Bertrand, on the island of Grande-Terre. Anse-Bertrand and Mahaudiere are to its west, and Pressec and Massioux lie to the south....

  • La Désirade (commune)
    La Désirade (commune)
    La Désirade is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. The commune of La Désirade is made up of the island of La Désirade and the uninhabited Petite Terre Islands located about to the south of the island of La Désirade.The administrative centre...

  • La Désirade
    La Désirade
    La Désirade is a French West Indies island located at the eastern of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles.It has a land area of 20.64 km² and a population of 1,595 in 2006 , with a population density of 77 inh. per km² in 2006...

  • La Goguette
    La Goguette
    La Goguette is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Port-Louis, on the island of Grande-Terre. To its north are Anse-Bertrand and Mahaudiere....

  • La Grande Soufrière
    La Grande Soufrière
    La Grande Soufrière, , is an active stratovolcano located on the French island of Basse-Terre, in Guadeloupe. It is the tallest mountain in the Lesser Antilles, and rises 1,467 m high....

  • La Rosette
    La Rosette
    La Rosette is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the west of Lemercier and to the south of Palais-Sainte-Marguerite....

  • Lamentin
    Lamentin
    See Le Lamentin for the commune of MartiniqueLamentin is a French commune in the overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is part of the agglomeration of Pointe-à-Pitre, in the north part of Basse-Terre...

  • Laura Flessel-Colovic
    Laura Flessel-Colovic
    Laura Flessel-Colovic is a French épée fencer. She is currently number one on the all-time list of French female Winter or Summer Olympic medal winners with five medals, two more than...

  • Lauranza Doliman
    Lauranza Doliman
    Lauranza Doliman is a beauty pageant contestant from Guadeloupe. She was the first contestant of her island to have competed in Miss World. After winning Miss Guadeloupe World 2003, she competed in Miss World 2003 in China, winning the Miss World Elegance award. She also won he title of Miss...

  • Laureal
    Laureal
    Laureal is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the south of Lemercier, Le Moule, and Conchou, and to the north of Fonds d'Or, Boisvin, Renard, and Gardel....

  • Le Gosier 1st Canton
    Le Gosier 1st Canton
    Le Gosier 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Le Gosier 2nd Canton
    Le Gosier 2nd Canton
    Le Gosier 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Le Gosier
    Le Gosier
    Le Gosier is the third most populated commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the south side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the urban area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest conurbation in Guadeloupe.-External links:*...

  • Le Moule 1st Canton
    Le Moule 1st Canton
    Le Moule 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Le Moule 2nd Canton
    Le Moule 2nd Canton
    Le Moule 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Le Moule
    Le Moule
    Le Moule is the sixth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is located on the northeast side of the island of Grande-Terre.-History:...

  • Lemercier, Guadeloupe
    Lemercier, Guadeloupe
    Lemercier is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the east of La Rosette and Palais-Sainte-Marguerite; Le Moule is to its west....

  • Les Abymes 1st Canton
    Les Abymes 1st Canton
    Les Abymes 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Les Abymes 2nd Canton
    Les Abymes 2nd Canton
    Les Abymes 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Les Abymes 3rd Canton
    Les Abymes 3rd Canton
    Les Abymes 3rd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Les Abymes 4th Canton
    Les Abymes 4th Canton
    Les Abymes 4th Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Les Abymes 5th Canton
    Les Abymes 5th Canton
    Les Abymes 5th Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Les Abymes
    Les Abymes
    Les Abymes is the most populated commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the west side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest urban area in Guadeloupe.Pointe-à-Pitre...

  • Les Aiglons
    Les Aiglons
    Les Aiglons were a 1970s Guadeloupean cadence band. They were the best selling Antillean band with their record Cuisse-La, until the release of Kassav's Zouk-La Se Sel Medikamen Nou Ni...

  • Lesser Antillean Macaw
    Lesser Antillean Macaw
    The Lesser Antillean Macaw also known as Guadeloupe Macaw is a hypothetical extinct species of macaw species from the Antilles island of Guadeloupe. It was first described in detail by Jean-Baptiste Du Tertre in 1654 and 1657 and later in 1742 by Jean Baptiste Labat...

  • Lewoz
    Lewoz
    Lewoz are the traditional rural musical performances in Martinique and Guadeloupe, as opposed to the modernized gwo ka moderne....

  • Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Football
    Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Football
    The Guadeloupean League of Football is the governing body of football in Guadeloupe.-See also:*Guadeloupe Division d’Honneur*Guadeloupe national football team...

  • Lilian Thuram
    Lilian Thuram
    Lilian Thuram is a retired professional football defender and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team, and one of the twenty most capped players of all time.He played at the top flight in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, including ten in the Serie A with both...

  • Lists related to Guadeloupe:
  • Louis Delgrès
    Louis Delgrès
    Louis Delgrès was a mulatto leader of the movement in Guadeloupe resisting reoccupation by Napoleonic France in 1802...


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  • Mahaudiere
    Mahaudiere
    Mahaudiere is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the north of La Goguette and to the west of Pressec and La Berthaudiere....

  • Majestik Zouk
    Majestik Zouk
    Majestik Zouk is an album from the French Caribbean music group, Kassav'. It was released in 1989 by Columbia Records in the United States, and internationally by CBS Records.-Track listing:#"'Se Dam' Bonjou "...

  • Malignon
    Malignon
    Matignon is a settlement in Guadeloupe, on the island of Grande-Terre. Quatre Chemins and Boisripeau are to the west; Jabrun is to the east....

  • Mammals of Guadeloupe
  • Marie-Galante
    Marie-Galante
    Marie-Galante is an island of the Caribbean Sea located at the south of Guadeloupe and at north of Dominica. Marie-Galante is a dependence of Guadeloupe which is a french overseas department....

  • Massioux
    Massioux
    Massioux is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Anse-Bertrand, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the east of Pressec....

  • Military of Guadeloupe
  • Monk Parakeet
    Monk Parakeet
    The Monk Parakeet, also known as the Quaker Parrot, is a species of parrot, in most treatments the only member of the genus Myiopsitta. It originates from the temperate to subtropical areas of Argentina and the surrounding countries in South America...

  • Morne-à-l'Eau
    Morne-à-l'Eau
    Morne-à-l'Eau is a commune in Guadeloupe. It is home to L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau, a football team who have won the Coupe D.O.M..In March or April each year since 1993, the town organises a crab festival which features crab races and many stalls selling crab-based dishes...

  • Morne-à-l'Eau 1st Canton
    Morne-à-l'Eau 1st Canton
    Morne-à-l'Eau 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Morne-à-l'Eau 2nd Canton
    Morne-à-l'Eau 2nd Canton
    Morne-à-l'Eau 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Music of Guadeloupe
    Music of Guadeloupe
    The music of Guadeloupe encompasses a large popular music industry, which gained in international renown after the success of zouk music in the later 20th century. Zouk's popularity was particularly intense in France, where the genre became an important symbol of identity for Guadeloupe and...


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  • Palais-Sainte-Marguerite
    Palais-Sainte-Marguerite
    Palais-Sainte-Marguerite is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the east of Sainte-Marguerite and to the west of Lemercier and Le Moule....

  • Papaya
    Papaya
    The papaya , papaw, or pawpaw is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya, the sole species in the genus Carica of the plant family Caricaceae...

  • Passiflora foetida
    Passiflora foetida
    Passiflora foetida is a species of passion flower that is native to the southwestern United States , Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and much of South America...

  • Petit-Bourg
    Petit-Bourg
    Petit-Bourg is the seventh-largest commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is located on the east side of the island of Basse-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest metropolitan area in Guadeloupe....

  • Petit-Canal
    Petit-Canal
    Petit-Canal is a commune in the department of Guadeloupe. Petit-Canal is a coastal commune on Grande-Terre.-References:*...

  • Petite Terre Islands
    Petite Terre Islands
    Petite Terre Islands are two small uninhabited islands located about to the south-east of the island of Grande-Terre in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, itself in the Lesser Antilles...

  • Pointe de la Grande Vigie
    Pointe de la Grande Vigie
    Pointe de la Grande Vigie is the northernmost polint of the island of Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe, and as such is also the northernmost point of Guadeloupe as a whole....

  • Pointe-à-Pitre
    Pointe-à-Pitre
    Pointe-à-Pitre is the largest city of Guadeloupe, an overseas région and département of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a sous-préfecture, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre....

  • Pointe-à-Pitre 1st Canton
    Pointe-à-Pitre 1st Canton
    Pointe-à-Pitre 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Pointe-à-Pitre 2nd Canton
    Pointe-à-Pitre 2nd Canton
    Pointe-à-Pitre 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Pointe-à-Pitre 3rd Canton
    Pointe-à-Pitre 3rd Canton
    Pointe-à-Pitre 3rd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...

  • Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport
    Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport
    Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport or Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport is an airport serving Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe. The airport is located in Abymes, north-northeast of Pointe-à-Pitre. It is the main hub for Air Caraïbes and Air Antilles Express. It is the...

  • Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe
    Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe
    Pointe-Noire is a commune on Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. It is located on the northwest coast of the island of Basse-Terre.-References:*...

  • Political parties in Guadeloupe
  • Politics of Guadeloupe
    Politics of Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe sends four deputies to the French National Assembly and three senators to the French Senate. One of the four National Assembly constituencies still includes Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy even though they seceded from Guadeloupe in 2007...

  • Portland, Guadeloupe
    Portland, Guadeloupe
    Portland is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the east of Guillocheau and Laureal, and to the west of Dubedou and Zevallos; Conchou is to its north....

  • Port-Louis, Guadeloupe
    Port-Louis, Guadeloupe
    Port-Louis is a commune in the department of Guadeloupe, on the northwest of Grande-Terre.-Geography:Some settlements are depending of the commune of Port-Louis, such as:* La Goguette-References:*...

  • Pressec
    Pressec
    Pressec is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Anse-Bertrand, on the island of Grande-Terre. Mahaudiere is to the west, La Berthaudiere to the north, and Massioux to the east....


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  • Région Guadeloupe (Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...

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  • Région Guadeloupe et Saint Martin scouting
  • Renard, Guadeloupe
    Renard, Guadeloupe
    Renard is a settlement in Guadeloupe, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the west of Dubedou and Zevallos, and to the east of Boisvin; Guenette and Portland are to its north....

  • République française (French Republic)
  • Rivers of Guadeloupe
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese comprises the entirety of the former French dependency of Guadeloupe...


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  • Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe
    Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe
    Saint-Claude is a French commune in the overseas department of Guadeloupe. It lies in the interior of southern Basse-Terre island, just northeast of the capital city of Basse-Terre.-References:*...

  • Sainte-Anne 1st Canton
    Sainte-Anne 1st Canton
    Sainte-Anne 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-Municipalities:The canton includes part of the commune of Sainte-Anne.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe...

  • Sainte-Anne 2nd Canton
    Sainte-Anne 2nd Canton
    Sainte-Anne 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-Municipalities:The canton includes part of the commune of Sainte-Anne.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe...

  • Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
    Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
    Sainte-Anne is a city in the southern part of Grande-Terre, considered by some to be one of the most touristic towns of Guadeloupe ....

  • Sainte-Marguerite, Guadeloupe
    Sainte-Marguerite, Guadeloupe
    Sainte-Marguerite is a settlement in Guadeloupe in the commune of Le Moule, on the island of Grande-Terre. It is located to the west of Palais-Sainte-Marguerite....

  • Sainte-Rose 1st Canton
    Sainte-Rose 1st Canton
    Sainte-Rose 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-Municipalities:The canton includes part of the commune of Sainte-Rose.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe...

  • Sainte-Rose 2nd Canton
    Sainte-Rose 2nd Canton
    Sainte-Rose 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.-Municipalities:The canton includes 2 communes:*Sainte-Rose *Deshaies-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe...

  • Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe
    Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe
    Sainte-Rose 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.-References:*...

  • Saint-François, Guadeloupe
    Saint-François, Guadeloupe
    Saint-François is a commune on the department of Guadeloupe. It lies on the south-east point of the island of Grande-Terre.-Geography:Some settlements are depending of the commune of Saint-François, such as:* Chassaing* Dubedou* Kahouanne-References:*...

  • Saint-Louis, Guadeloupe
    Saint-Louis, Guadeloupe
    Saint-Louis is a commune in the overseas department of Guadeloupe. Saint-Louis lies on the north of the island of Marie-Galante, and is the island's largest commune. Many beaches lie on the west coast of the commune.-External links:...

  • Scouting in Guadeloupe
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    Solanum mammosum
    Solanum mammosum is commonly known as Nipplefruit, Titty Fruit, Cow's Udder, or, ambiguously, "Apple of Sodom". It is an annual to perennial plant in the Solanaceae family, part of the Solanum or nightshade genus, and a relative of the tomato and potato...

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  • Terre-de-Bas Island
  • Terre-de-Bas
    Terre-de-Bas
    Terre-de-Bas Island is the largest island in the Îles des Saintes archipelago. It belongs to the commune of Terre-de-Bas. The island has five tourist attractions:* Grande Anse beach* Le Cimetière marin * Bord de Mer beach...

  • Terre-de-Haut Island
    Terre-de-Haut Island
    Terre-de-Haut Island is an island in the Îles des Saintes archipelago. It belongs to the commune of Terre-de-Haut. The Fort Napoléon des Saintes is located on this island. The bay of Terre-de-Haut is one of the most beautiful bay of the world including the club of the most beautiful bay of the...

  • Terre-de-Haut
    Terre-de-Haut
    Terre-de-Haut is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, on Terre-de-Haut Island. It is the most populous island of the archipelago of the Îles des Saintes. The Fort Napoléon des Saintes is located in this commune....

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  • Thomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat
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    The Thomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to Guadeloupe. It is threatened by habitat loss...

  • Topic outline of Guadeloupe
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  • Trois-Rivières, Guadeloupe
    Trois-Rivières, Guadeloupe
    Trois-Rivières is a commune in the overseas department of Guadeloupe, and the chef-lieu of the Canton of Trois-Rivières. It is on the south coast of the island of Basse-Terre.-External links:* ....

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  • Vaisseaux Bank
    Vaisseaux Bank
    Vaisseaux Bank is an area of shallow water eight kilometres from the south coast of Grande-Terre, in the French Caribbean département of Guadeloupe, and is a significant hazard to shipping....

  • Victor Collot
    Victor Collot
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  • Victor Hugues
    Victor Hugues
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  • Vieux-Fort, Guadeloupe
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    Vieux-Habitants
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  • Vincent Acapandie
  • Volcanoes of Guadeloupe

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  • Zevallos
    Zevallos
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  • Zouk
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  • Zouk chouv
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