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La Désirade Passage

Coordinates: 16°16′31″N 61°08′10″W / 16.27528°N 61.13611°W / 16.27528; -61.13611
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La Désirade Passage
Canal de La Désirade (French)
La Désirade Passage, is not indicated on this 1775 map.
La Désirade Passage is located in Guadeloupe
La Désirade Passage
La Désirade Passage
La Désirade Passage is located in Lesser Antilles
La Désirade Passage
La Désirade Passage
La Désirade Passage is located in Caribbean
La Désirade Passage
La Désirade Passage
Coordinates16°16′31″N 61°08′10″W / 16.27528°N 61.13611°W / 16.27528; -61.13611

La Désirade Passage (French: Canal de La Désirade) is a strait in the Caribbean. It separates the island of la Désirade, from Grande-Terre (Guadeloupe).

History

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The waters of the La Désirade Passage have long been known to be very dangerous and the crossings were historically perilous, at least until the arrival of new ferry vessels.

But there is also, and perhaps above all, a historical reason related to the fact that in the eighteenth century, the island La Désirade was endowed with a leprosarium. In addition, the island was also used as a land of exile for the undesirables of the king's court.[1]

References

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  1. ^ (in French) La Désirade