Guadeloupe History, Travel and Tourism

Download or read book Guadeloupe History, Travel and Tourism written by Samuel Ash and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guadeloupe History, Travel and Tourism. Guadeloupe eBook and Book, Guadeloupe travel guide, Guadeloupe Island, Guadeloupe map, Guadeloupe tourism. Introduction; Guadeloupe is an archipelago of eight inhabited islands in the Lesser Antilles, between the tropical Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea. The two principal islands, Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, are separated by a channel, the Rivière Salée. The capital, Basse-Terre, is on the western wing; the commercial center, Pointe-á-Pitre, is on the eastern wing. The other islands, known as "dependencies," are Marie-Galante, la Désirade, Petite-Terre (uninhabited), and the archipelago Les Saintes, along with Saint Barthélemy and the northern half of Saint Martin to the north. The total area is 660 square miles (1,705 square kilometers). Grande-Terre, essentially limestone, consists of plateaus, plains, and hills ( mornes ). Basse-Terre is volcanic with high mountains and a tropical rain forest. The climate is humid and tropical with a dry season from January to May and a wet season from June to December. The full history is found in this book "Guadeloupe History, Travel and Tourism"