Basse-Terre Island

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:area 848 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Basse-Terre
gptkbp:climate tropical
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Euro
gptkbp:demographics predominantly Afro-Caribbean
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:hummingbirds
endemic butterflies
mangrove crabs
gptkbp:hasCoastline rocky and volcanic
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:La_Grande_Soufrière
1,467 m
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:British_occupation_(1759–1763)
colonized by France in 1635
site of slave revolts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Basse-Terre Island
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code GP
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Baie-Mahault
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Guadeloupe
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
rum production
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Rivière_des_Pères
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Pointe-à-Pitre_International_Airport
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Grande-Terre
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:forest
beaches
waterfalls
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:operatingStatus overseas department of France
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Guadeloupe_archipelago
gptkbp:population ~190,000
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Guadeloupe_National_Park
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Rivière_Salée
gptkbp:timezone AST (UTC−4)
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:Carbet_Falls
gptkb:Fort_Delgrès
gptkb:Deshaies_Botanical_Garden
gptkb:Sainte-Rose_distilleries
gptkb:Saut_de_la_Lézarde
gptkbp:UNESCOBiosphereReserve gptkb:Guadeloupe_National_Park
gptkbp:vegetation gptkb:tropical_rainforest
gptkbp:volcanicOrigin gptkb:La_Grande_Soufrière
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Basse-Terre
gptkb:Baillif,_Guadeloupe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6