Basse Terre (English spelling)

Japanese: バス・テール(英語表記)Basse Terre
Basse Terre (English spelling)
The capital of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France, is located in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea. It has a population of 14,107 (1990). It is a French colonial-style town located at the foot of Grand Soufrière Mountain, on the southwestern tip of Basse-Terre Island, one of the two islands that make up Guadeloupe. It is blessed with beautiful views of the sea and mountains, along with the city of St. Claude, which is home to a village of the Matsuba Indians, slightly above the foot of the mountain, which is covered with beautiful tropical forests. There is also a port built for the banana trade.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
カリブ海のリーワード諸島にある,フランスの海外県グアドループの県都。人口1万4107(1990)。グアドループを構成する2島の一つ,バス・テール島の南西端,グランド・スフリエール山のふもとに位置するフランス植民地風の町。美しい熱帯林の広がる山麓のやや上部,マツバ族インディオの村落があるサン・クロードSt.Claude市とともに,海,山のすばらしい景観に恵まれている。バナナ貿易のために建設された港もある。

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