Getting Oriented

Getting Oriented

Guadeloupe, annexed by France in 1674, is not really a single island but rather an archipelago. The largest parts of the chain are Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, which together are shaped somewhat like a large butterfly. The other islands are the Iles des Saintes, La Désirade, and Marie-Galante.



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