Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
6.8km²
Area
16km
Coastline
292m
Highest point
873
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
565km
To the mainland
When to go to Terre-de-Bas Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in February (26 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in archipelago of Les Saintes, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
Terre-de-Bas Island is an island in France. It belongs to Îles des Saintes. It covers 6.8 km², with 16 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 292 m. About 873 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 565 km away.
Getting there
- Marie-Galante Airport (GBJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 39 km in a straight lineCar hire at PTP airport (Pointe-à-Pitre)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesLigne Terre de Haut - Terre de Bas, Ligne Trois-Rivières - Terre-de-Bas
- 565 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Maybest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Terre-de-Bas Island.
- 4beachesPlage de Grand Baie, Plage de Bord de Mer, Plage de l'Anse à Dos and 1 more
- 1viewpoints
- 1ferry terminalsPort de Terre de Bas
- 1marinasPort de L'Anse des Muries
- 7named peaksMorne Abymes, Morne Sec, Morne Paquette and 4 more
- 4ruins and archaeological sitesAncienne poterie, Batterie du Fer-à-Cheval and 2 more
- 3hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 5restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Terre-de-Bas Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Terre-de-Bas Island, each with its own numbers.
9beaches and covesCoastya
6mountainsPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.0°C
Petite Anse
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
9 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Petite Ansecove29.0°C
- Anse Pajotcove29.0°C
- Anse des Murierscove29.0°C
- Grande Ansecove29.0°C
- Anse Galetcove29.0°C
- Grande Baiecove29.0°C
- Anse à Doscove29.0°C
- Anse à Chauxcove29.0°C
1 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
6 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Morne Sec
- Morne Vigie
- Morne Paquette
- Morne Madis
- Morne Dejel
- Morne Abymes
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 103 m above the sea. 84 % of it is below 200 m.
- 32 %0–50 m
- 52 %50–200 m
- 16 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Petites Anses1,314 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 45 | 31 | 34 | 57 | 92 | 106 | 126 | 140 | 148 | 172 | 146 | 73 |
| Wet days | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
| Sun h/day | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.7 | −0.1 | −0.1 | ±0.0 |
| 2021 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.1 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +1.2 |
| 2025 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q3089210) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
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