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Basse-Terre , town (1999 pop. 12,410), on Basse-Terre Island, capital of Guadeloupe , a French overseas department in the West Indies. Basse-Terre is a port that ships the products of the surrounding agricultural area. Founded by the French in 1643, it retains its French colonial atmosphere, but its commercial prosperity passed to Pointe-à-Pitre in the late 18th cent. The town was destroyed by a hurricane in 1979, setting back prospects for economic development.

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Basse‐Terre, Guadeloupe An island and also capital of Guadeloupe. Its French name means ‘Low Land’ from terre ‘land’, a reference to its location at the foot of the Soufrière volcano.
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Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/9/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...sugar cane. The two sides, named Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre respectively...topography produces other contrasts. Basse-Terre is volcanic, with black sand...Grande-Terre's beaches, so Basse-Terre remains a bit of a frontier...
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Magazine article from: Yachting; 2/1/1984; ; 700+ words ; ...is formed by two large islands. Basse-Terre, the westernmost, is mountainous...creek separates the two, and while Basse Terre's volcanic-sand beaches are...include Deshaies, the city of Basse Terre, Pointe-a-Pitre, the new...
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Newspaper article from: Caribbean Today; 12/31/1996; 700+ words ; ...The county seat is located in Basse-Teerre. The two Islands are separated...fairly flat, dry and rocky while Basse Terre is more mountainous, tropical and...become the capital, even though Basse-Terre is still officially the capital...
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Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 1/22/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...Allegre, on the north shore of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe's western island...Fort, at the southern tip of Basse-Terre. The Grand Randonnee, French...the treeline. It also traverses Basse-Terre's highest point, a volcano...
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