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    Îles des Saintes

    Les Saintes

    Part of Leeward Islands

    The Îles des Saintes (pronounced [il de sɛ̃t]; lit. 'Islands of the (Female) Saints'), also known as Les Saintes, is a group of small islands in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. It is part of the Canton of Trois-Rivières and is divided into two communes: Terre-de-Haut and Terre-de-Bas.

    Les Saintes - Terre de Haut
    Les Saintes - Terre de Haut

    Jonathan SALAÜN / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    45 landforms

    Overview

    The Îles des Saintes (pronounced [il de sɛ̃t]; lit. 'Islands of the (Female) Saints'), also known as Les Saintes, is a group of small islands in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. It is part of the Canton of Trois-Rivières and is divided into two communes: Terre-de-Haut and Terre-de-Bas. It is in the arrondissement of Basse-Terre and also in Guadeloupe's 4th constituency.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands3
    • Islets6
    • Rocks & skerries34

    Major islands

    2
    • Terre-de-Bas Island

      Terre-de-Bas Island

      Area
      6.8 km²
      High point
      293 m

      Terre-de-Bas Island (French pronunciation: [tɛʁ də ba]; officially in French: Terre-de-Bas des Saintes (literally: Lowland of les Saintes)) is an island in the Îles des Saintes archipelago, in the Lesser Antilles.

    • Terre-de-Haut Island

      Terre-de-Haut Island

      Area
      4.5 km²
      High point
      309 m

      Terre-de-Haut Island (French pronunciation: [tɛʁ də ʔo]; Guadeloupean Creole: Tèdého; also formerly known as Petite Martinique) is the easternmost island in the Îles des Saintes, part of the archipelago of Guadeloupe.

    Minor islands

    3

    Islets

    6
    • La Coche28 m · 0.08 km²
    • Les Roches Percées27 m · 0.04 km²
    • La Redonde10 m · 0.01 km²
    • Le Pâté5 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    34
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m400 m309 mTerre-de-Haut293 mTerre-de-Bas165 mGrand-Îlet85 mÎlet à Cabrit28 mLa Coche27 mLes Roches Percées10 mLa Redonde5 mLe Pâté
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0000010.000010.00010.0010.010.1110Terre-de-Bas: 6.8 km²Terre-de-BasTerre-de-Haut: 4.5 km²Terre-de-HautGrand-Îlet: 0.8 km²Grand-ÎletÎlet à Cabrit: 0.39 km²Îlet à CabritLa Coche: 0.08 km²La CocheLes Roches Percées: 0.04 km²Les Roches PercéesLa Redonde: 0.01 km²La RedondeLe Pâté: 0.01 km²Le PâtéUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandles Quilles: <0.1 hales QuillesUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Terre-de-Bas Island6.8 km²
    Terre-de-Haut Island4.5 km²
    Grand-Îlet0.8 km²
    Îlet à Cabrit0.39 km²
    La Coche0.08 km²
    Les Roches Percées0.04 km²
    La Redonde0.01 km²
    Le Pâté0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
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    les Quilles<0.1 ha
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    Groups within

    1

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs