Wildlife· Basse-Terre· Leeward Islands

Ilet a Kahouanne & Tete a l'Anglais

16° 22.0′ N · 61° 46.8′ W

Two islets off the north-west tip of Basse-Terre whose land is a national park core zone: Kahouanne (20 ha) has cliffs, dry forest, a white-mangrove pond and turtle-nesting beaches; Tete a l'Anglais is a volcanic rock covered in rare endemic cacti and nesting noddies, terns and boobies.

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Practical

Position of Ilet a Kahouanne from OpenStreetMap (relation 9554334); Tete a l'Anglais lies about 2 km NE at 16.3819, -61.7650 (Wikipedia). Landing on Tete a l'Anglais is prohibited (park regulation for the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin sector). Observe birds from the water; exposed to the Atlantic swell wrapping round the north coast, so not an overnight stop.

Best for

Seabird and cactus-island sightseeing on the way round the north coast

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