Rivière du Petit Carbet
Pointe Saint-Jacques, at the mouth of the Petit Carbet river
Location
CountryFrance
RegionGuadeloupe
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates16°01′45″N 61°38′59″W / 16.02917°N 61.64972°W / 16.02917; -61.64972
MouthCaribbean Sea
  coordinates
15°58′14″N 61°37′42″W / 15.9706°N 61.6282°W / 15.9706; -61.6282
Length9.0 km (5.6 mi)

Rivière du Petit Carbet is a river of Guadeloupe. The river's source is at La Grande Soufrière. It is 9.0 km (5.6 mi) long.[1] It flows through Guadeloupe National Park, traversing the commune of Trois-Rivières in southern Basse-Terre,[2] before flowing into the Caribbean Sea between Saint-Jacques Point and Taste Point.

References

  1. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Rivière du Petit Carbet (11320060)".
  2. Ballet, Jules (1896). La Guadeloupe: renseignements sur l'histoire, la flore, la faune, la géologie, la minéralogie, l'agriculture, le commerce, l'industrie, la législation, l'administration (in French). Imprimerie du gouvernement. p. 351.


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