La pointe du Gros Morne est un cap de Guadeloupe.
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The Jardin botanique de Deshaies is a botanical garden located in Deshaies, Guadeloupe. It is open daily from 9h00 until 16h30. There is an admission fee of €15.90 for adults or €10.90 for children, with a group discount also available. Students €8.40. The site is 7 hectares and contains plant species from all over the world.
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Canton of Sainte-Rose-1 is a canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe.
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The Canton of Pointe-Noire is a former canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe. It had 6,785 inhabitants. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It comprised the commune of Pointe-Noire, which joined the canton of Sainte-Rose-1 in 2015.
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The action of 22 January 1809 was a minor naval engagement fought off the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe during the Napoleonic Wars. The action was fought as part of the blockade of Guadeloupe and neighbouring Martinique by a large British Royal Navy squadron, which was seeking to cut the islands off from contact and supplies from France by preventing the passage of shipping from Europe to the islands. The British blockade was part of their preparation for planned invasions during the next year.
The French made numerous efforts to supply their colonies during this period, attempting to use fast frigates to bring food and military stores to the Caribbean past the British blockades, themselves a response to Napoleon's Continental System, but often losing the vessels in the process. One such attempt was made by the French frigate Topaze, despatched from Brest to the colony of Cayenne with a large cargo of flour. Driven away from Cayenne by HMS Confiance, Topaze took refuge under the gun batteries of Guadeloupe.
Discovered at anchor off Pointe-Noire on 22 January by the British brig HMS Hazard, Topaze was isolated and attacked by two British frigates, led by Captain Samuel Pechell in HMS Cleopatra. In the ensuing engagement, the British ships outnumbered and overwhelmed their opponent, capturing the ship and her cargo, despite heavy fire from a French gun battery that overlooked the anchorage. The British ships were drawn from a force gathered for the impending invasion of Martinique, which was launched six days after Topaze had been captured and successfully completed in a campaign lasting just over three weeks.
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Il se situe à l'ouest de la pointe Le Gouffre, à l'est de la ville de Deshaies et forme l'extrémité du Gros Morne.
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