Terre-de-Haut Island

Terre-de-Haut
Native name:
Terre-de-Haut des Saintes
Terre-de-Haut view from Chameau hill.
Terre-de-Haut Island on the right
Terre-de-Haut is located in Guadeloupe
Terre-de-Haut
Terre-de-Haut
Terre-de-Haut is located in Lesser Antilles
Terre-de-Haut
Terre-de-Haut
Terre-de-Haut is located in Caribbean
Terre-de-Haut
Terre-de-Haut
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates15°51′45″N 61°35′00″W / 15.86250°N 61.58333°W / 15.86250; -61.58333
ArchipelagoÎles des Saintes
Area5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Highest elevation306 m (1004 ft)
Highest pointChameau hill
Administration
Overseas departmentGuadeloupe
CantonTrois-Rivières
communeTerre-de-Haut
Capital cityFond-du-Curé
Largest settlementFond-du-Curé
MayorLouis Molinié
Demographics
Population1532 (2017)
Pop. density255/km2 (660/sq mi)
Additional information

Terre-de-Haut
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Area3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Established1991 (1991)
WebsiteTerre-de-Haut in Guadeloupe

Terre-de-Haut Island (French pronunciation: [tɛʁ ʔo]; Guadeloupean Creole: Tèdého; also formerly known as Petite Martinique) is the easternmost island in the Îles des Saintes, part of the archipelago of Guadeloupe. Like name of neighboring Terre-de-Bas Island, name Terre-de-Haut comes from the maritime vocabulary, which called the islands exposed to the "highland" winds and those protected from the wind, "lowlands".