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Geological Formation

Îles des Saintes

Volcanic Formations

The Iles des Saintes, also known as Les Saintes, is a group of small islands in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. It is part of the Canton of Trois-Rivieres and is divided into the two communes of Terre-de-Haut and Terre-de-Bas, within the arrondissement of Basse-Terre and Guadeloupe fourth constituency. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
Locally or Regionally Protected 1
Connections

Associated With

Pliocene, Eras
Source Iles des Saintes (Wikipedia)

Caused By

Subduction, Processes
Source Iles des Saintes (Wikipedia)
Volcanism, Processes
Source Iles des Saintes (Wikipedia)

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Iles des Saintes
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Found In

France

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Iles des Saintes
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Îles des Saintes, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCNname_eng and desig_eng
Quote, name_eng and desig_eng
"name_eng": "Le Pain De Sucre", "desig_eng": "Land acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)"
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Iles des Saintes (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Îles des Saintes (pronounced [il de sɛ̃t]; lit. 'Islands of the (Female) Saints'), also known as Les Saintes (Antillean Creole: Lésent, pronounced [lesɛ̃t]), is a group of small islands in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France.
  • Associated With: Pliocene, Article text, age Pliocene
    It arose from the recent volcanic belt of the Lesser Antilles from the Pliocene Epoch.
  • Caused By: Volcanism, Article text, process Volcanism
    Les Saintes is a volcanic archipelago fully encircled by shallow reefs.
  • Caused By: Subduction, Article text, process Subduction
    By origin, it was a unique island that the tectonic and volcanic earthquakes separate to create an archipelago due to the subduction zone between the South American plate, the North American plate and the Caribbean plate.
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Wikidata: Iles des Saintes
Wikidata Q292657, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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