Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Profile

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Independence Square with fountain and Co-Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in Basseterre, Saint Kitts.

About Basseterre

(Not to be confused with Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe).

Coat of Arms of St. Kitts and Nevis

Satellite view is showing Basseterre, the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, located on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, the larger of the two Caribbean islands.

Basseterre was founded in 1627 by the French, it was the capital of the entire French West Indies colony, which included the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique until 1660. Today the city has a population of about 15,500 inhabitants. Official language is English.

Some Points of interest: Frigate Bay (bays), Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park (a 17th-century well-preserved fortress and a UNESCO World Heritage Site ), Immaculate Conception Co-Cathedral, Independence Square (formerly a slave market, today the commercial and social center of Basseterre), St Kitts National Museum, Port Zante (harbor), Mount Liamuiga (hiking), St. Kitts Scenic Railway (island round trip)

The map shows a city map of Basseterre with expressways, main roads and streets, zoom out to find the location of Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport, the Golden Rock Airport (IATA code: SKB).

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