Guadeloupe
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Guadeloupe
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| Official name: |
Department of Guadeloupe
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| Capital: |
Basse-Terre
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| Area: |
total: 1,780 sq km
note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin)
water: 74 sq km
land: 1,706 sq km
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| Climate: |
subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity
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| Location: |
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico
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| Geographic coordinates: |
16 15 N, 61 35 W
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| Comparative Area: |
10 times the size of Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 10.2 km
border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 10.2 km
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| Coastline: |
306 km
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| Terrain: |
Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Soufriere 1,484 m
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Map of Guadeloupe
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