A French overseas department in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It is located in the southern part of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles. It consists of two main islands, Basse-Terre in the west and Grande-Terre in the east (the two islands are connected by a bridge), as well as Marie-Galante and Saintes in the south. It has a total area of 1,705 square kilometers and a total population of 422,496 (1999). Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre are sometimes collectively called Guadeloupe. Basse-Terre is a volcanic island, and the Soufrière volcano there suddenly erupted in 1976. Basse-Terre on the same island is the capital of Guadeloupe, with a population of 12,410 (1999). Grande-Terre is a coral island. Its main products are sugar, bananas, coffee, cocoa, and rum. In 1635, the French settled there, driving out the indigenous Carib people, but after a dispute with Britain over ownership, it became a French territory in 1815, and was promoted to a French overseas department in 1946. [Mineaki Kanno] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
カリブ海東部にあるフランスの海外県。小アンティル諸島中のリーワード諸島南部に位置する。主要部は西のバス・テール島と東のグランド・テール島の二つの島(2島は架橋されている)であり、その他南方のマリー・ガラント島、サント島などの島々から構成される。総面積1705平方キロメートル、総人口42万2496(1999)。バス・テール島とグランド・テール島の二つを合わせてグアドループ島とよぶこともある。バス・テール島は火山島で、ここのスーフリエール火山は1976年突然噴火した。同島のバス・テールはグアドループの中心都市で人口は1万2410(1999)。グランド・テール島はサンゴ礁の島である。主産物は砂糖、バナナ、コーヒー、カカオ、ラム酒。1635年先住民のカリブ人を追い出してフランス人が入植したが、領有権をめぐってイギリスと争い、1815年にフランス領となり、1946年フランスの海外県に昇格した。 [菅野峰明] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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