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La Désirade, the Glossary

La Désirade (Dézirad or Déziwad) is an island in the French West Indies, in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean.^[1]

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Dependencies of Guadeloupe
Islands of Guadeloupe
Lighthouses in Guadeloupe

Agouti

The agouti or common agouti is any of several rodent species of the genus Dasyprocta.

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Ali Tur

Ali Georges Tur (20 February 1889 – 26 September 1977) is a French architect.

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American oystercatcher

The American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), occasionally called the American pied oystercatcher, is a member of family Haematopodidae.

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Antillean Creole

Antillean Creole (also known as Lesser Antillean Creole) is a French-based creole that is primarily spoken in the Lesser Antilles.

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Beach

A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles.

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Canary Islands

The Canary Islands (Canarias), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish region, autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.

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The Caribbean (el Caribe; les Caraïbes; de Caraïben) is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; the nearby coastal areas on the mainland are sometimes also included in the region.

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Cashew

Cashew is the common name of a tropical evergreen tree Anacardium occidentale, in the family Anacardiaceae.

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Chapel

A chapel (from cappella) is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small.

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Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus (between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.

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Cistern

A cistern is a space excavated in bedrock or soil designed for catching and storing water.

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Communes of France

The is a level of administrative division in the French Republic.

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Constitution of France

The current Constitution of France was adopted on 4 October 1958.

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Departments of France

In the administrative divisions of France, the department (département) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes.

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Dominica

Dominica (or; Dominican Creole French: Dominik; Kalinago: Waitukubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean.

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Economy

An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services.

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Electricity

Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge.

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Fishing vessel

A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish and other valuable nektonic aquatic animals (e.g. shrimps/prawns, krills, coleoids, etc.) in the sea, lake or river.

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French language

French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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French West Indies

The French West Indies or French Antilles (Antilles françaises,; Antiy fwansé) are the parts of France located in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean.

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Grande-Terre

Grande-Terre Island (île de Grande-Terre / île de la Grande-Terre; Gwanntè or Granntè) is the name of the eastern-half of Guadeloupe proper, in the Lesser Antilles. La Désirade and Grande-Terre are islands of Guadeloupe.

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Green sea turtle

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae.

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Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe (Gwadloup) is an overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. La Désirade and Guadeloupe are islands of Guadeloupe.

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Guaiacum officinale

Guaiacum officinale, commonly known as roughbark lignum-vitae, guaiacwood or gaïacwood, is a species of tree in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae, that is native to the Caribbean and the northern coast of South America.

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Hurricane Dean

Hurricane Dean was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season.

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Island

An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water.

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La Désirade (commune)

La Désirade (Dézirad or Déziwad) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles.

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La Désirade National Nature Reserve

La Désirade National Nature Reserve (Réserve naturelle nationale de La Désirade) is a reserve in Désirade Island in Guadeloupe.

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Least tern

The least tern (Sternula antillarum) is a species of tern that breeds in North America and locally in northern South America.

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Lesser Antillean iguana

The Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is a large arboreal lizard endemic to the Lesser Antilles.

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Lesser Antilles

The Lesser Antilles are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea.

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List of lighthouses in Guadeloupe

This is a list of lighthouses in Guadeloupe. La Désirade and list of lighthouses in Guadeloupe are lighthouses in Guadeloupe.

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Loggerhead sea turtle

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world.

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Metropolitan France

Metropolitan France (France métropolitaine or la Métropole), also known as European France, is the area of France which is geographically in Europe.

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Monarchy of Spain

The monarchy of Spain or Spanish monarchy (Monarquía Española) is the constitutional form of government of Spain.

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Monument

A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance.

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Municipality

A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.

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Myrsine australis

Myrsine australis, commonly known as māpou, red matipo, tīpau, and mataira is a species of shrub within the family Myrsinaceae.

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Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as the president of France and co-prince of Andorra from 2007 to 2012.

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Overseas departments and regions of France

The overseas departments and regions of France (départements et régions d'outre-mer,; DROM) are departments of the French Republic which are outside the continental Europe situated portion of France, known as "metropolitan France".

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Overseas France

Overseas France (France d'outre-mer, also France ultramarine) consists of 13 French territories outside Europe, mostly the remains of the French colonial empire that remained a part of the French state under various statuses after decolonization.

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Petite Terre Islands

Petite Terre Islands (Îles de la Petite-Terre, literally "Islands of the Small Land") are two small uninhabited islands located about to the south-east of the island of Grande-Terre (Guadeloupe), in the Lesser Antilles. La Désirade and Petite Terre Islands are lighthouses in Guadeloupe and Pages using infobox lighthouse with custom Wikidata item.

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Plateau

In geology and physical geography, a plateau (plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.

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Procession

A procession is an organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner.

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Regions of France

France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (régions, singular région), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collectivities, which have a semi-autonomous status).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Désirade

Also known as Desirade, Désirade, La, Geography of la Désirade.

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La Désirade, the Glossary

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See also

Dependencies of Guadeloupe

Islands of Guadeloupe

Lighthouses in Guadeloupe

References