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Basse-Terre
[ bahs-tair; French bahs-ter ]
Basse-Terre
/ ˈbæsˈtɛə; bɑstɛr /
noun
- a mountainous island in the Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands, comprising part of Guadeloupe. Area: 848 sq km (327 sq miles)
- a port in W Guadeloupe, on Basse-Terre Island: the capital of the French Overseas Department of Guadeloupe. Pop: 12 410 (1999)
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Basse Terre, where de Grasse then was, is about fifteen miles from the south point of Nevis.
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The town consisted of only a few store-houses and wine shops, and was called the Basse Terre.
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Morne Fortun is a high hill which overhangs Basse Terre, the principal town of the island.
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This morning the London transport, having troops on board, got on shore on the Basse Terre side of the bay.
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Basse-Terre is supremely beautiful, its cloud-capped mountains being clothed with a mantle of luxuriant vegetation.
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