Basse-Terre

Guadeloupe's administrative capital sits on the western island of the archipelago, where volcanic mountains and tropical rainforest rise sharply behind a waterfront town with a compact centre of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches. The surrounding island offers waterfalls, rivers, thermal springs, and beaches of both golden and black sand.

• Population11,472
• Nearest water from center0.3 km
• Nearest mountain from center2.3 km