La Désirade

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Caribbean island commune island

La Désirade is a small, sparsely populated Caribbean island east of Guadeloupe, known for its rugged landscapes, quiet beaches, and relatively untouched natural environment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caribbean island ⓘ
commune ⓘ
island ⓘ
access reachable by boat from Saint-François, Guadeloupe ⓘ
administrativeDivision Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre ⓘ
administrativeStatus commune of Guadeloupe ⓘ
belongsTo Department of Guadeloupe ⓘ
European Union outermost regions ⓘ
biodiversity important habitat for birds and reptiles ⓘ
capital Beauséjour ⓘ
climate tropical climate ⓘ
country France ⓘ
geologicalType limestone island ⓘ
governingBody Commune council of La Désirade ⓘ
hasBeach Grande Anse ⓘ
hasCharacteristic quiet beaches ⓘ
relatively untouched natural environment ⓘ
rugged landscapes ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ
hasSettlement Baie-Mahault (La Désirade) ⓘ
Beauséjour ⓘ
hasTourismType eco-tourism ⓘ
largestSettlement Beauséjour ⓘ
locatedEastOf Grande-Terre ⓘ
main island of Guadeloupe ⓘ
locatedIn Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Guadeloupe ⓘ
Lesser Antilles ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone UTC−04:00 ⓘ
notableFeature cliffs on Atlantic side ⓘ
coral reefs nearby ⓘ
limestone plateau ⓘ
officialLanguage French ⓘ
partOf French Caribbean ⓘ
surface form: French West Indies

Guadeloupe ⓘ
surface form: Overseas department of Guadeloupe
populationCharacteristic low population density ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
protectedArea nature reserve areas ⓘ
region Guadeloupe ⓘ
surface form: Insular region of Guadeloupe
regionalLanguage Antillean Creole ⓘ
surface form: Guadeloupean Creole
sovereignState France ⓘ
touristAttraction quiet, uncrowded beaches ⓘ
transport served by ferry from Guadeloupe ⓘ
usesCurrency euro ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guadeloupe → hasIsland → La Désirade ⓘ
Windward Islands → hasIsland → La Désirade ⓘ