Guadeloupe Passage

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Guadeloupe Passage
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Guadeloupe Passage
Coordinates 16°34′00″N61°43′00″W / 16.56667°N 61.71667°W / 16.56667; -61.71667
Basin  countries Guadeloupe
Montserrat
Antigua and Barbuda

The Guadeloupe Passage is a strait in the Caribbean. It separates Guadeloupe from Montserrat and from Antigua and Barbuda. [1] [2] [3]

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