The River Sens is a river on Basse-Terre in Guadeloupe coming from the territory of Gourbeyre with its mouth emptying into the Caribbean.
The River Sens is a river on Basse-Terre in Guadeloupe coming from the territory of Gourbeyre with its mouth emptying into the Caribbean.
The river is 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi). [1] The River Sens's source is located 460 metres (500 yd) above sea level on the western flanks of plateau du Palmiste in the commune of Gourbeyre where it flows to the southwest.
Water from the Ravine Rouge and the Ravine Blanc flow into the Sens before it flows out to the Caribbean at the level of the River Sens Marina to the southeast of the center of Basse-Terre.
In 2018, an experimental aquaculture project using the algae Arthrospira platensis to produce spirulina was carried out along with the development of an oyster farm in Gourbeyre in the mouth of the River Sens. [2]
In 2023, Hurricane Tammy caused the river to rise up to its piers in Gourbeyre. [3]
Guadeloupe is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the West Indies or Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the two inhabited Îles des Saintes—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings. It is south of Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat and north of the Commonwealth of Dominica. The region's capital city is Basse-Terre, located on the southern west coast of Basse-Terre Island; however, the most populous city is Les Abymes and the main centre of business is neighbouring Pointe-à-Pitre, both located on Grande-Terre Island. It had a population of 378,561 in 2024.
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Gourbeyre is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is a suburb of the city of Basse-Terre.
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The Canton of Gourbeyre is a former canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe. It had 7,820 inhabitants (2012). It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It comprised the commune of Gourbeyre, which joined the canton of Trois-Rivières in 2015.
The canton of Trois-Rivières is an administrative division in the department of Guadeloupe. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Trois-Rivières.
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Articles related to the French overseas department of Guadeloupe include:
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The canton of Basse-Terre is an administrative division of Guadeloupe, an overseas department and region of France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Basse-Terre.
Hurricane Tammy was a long-lived Atlantic hurricane in October 2023 that caused minor impacts across the Leeward Islands and Bermuda. The nineteenth named storm and seventh hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, Tammy originated from a late-season tropical wave off the coast of West Africa that developed into a tropical storm on October 18. Tammy became a hurricane two days later, unusually late in the season for hurricanes to develop in the tropical Atlantic. and continued to intensify, aided by record warm sea surface temperatures. The hurricane then made landfall on Barbuda the next day. Afterwards, the hurricane slowly moved northwest paralleling the Leeward Islands, remaining steady in intensity for several days. On October 25, as the system began to accelerate northeast ahead of an approaching trough, Tammy intensified and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h). It maintained hurricane strength for five days, before weakening to a tropical storm. Tammy degenerated into a post-tropical cyclone on October 28.