The Pointe des Galets is a cape in the northwest of the island of Réunion, heading on the Indian Ocean. It is now entirely occupied by the town centre...
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the new Pointe des Galets harbour. 1890 saw the creation of the La Possession commune. In 1895 part of the territory at the Pointe des Galets was split...
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the railroad and the construction of the artificial harbor of the Pointe des Galets. These major construction projects offered a welcome alternative for...
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soldier. Together, the family sailed on La Peyrouse to the port of Pointe des Galets, a site twenty kilometers (12.5 miles) from the capital of St. Denis...
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length of 7 km. There are two major ports in Réunion: Le Port and Pointe des Galets. There are six marinas. Réunion possesses a merchant marine of one...
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forces landed at Saint-Denis; action also took place at Le Port and Pointe des Galets. Belligerents Free France Vichy France Commanders and leaders Jules...
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La Peyrouse and left for Réunion to live in exile. They arrived in Pointe des Galets where they were met by an angry crowd. They were taken from the port...
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ship to Réunion, where they lived in exile. The party arrived in Pointe des Galets and were taken to Saint-Denis. They took up residence in the Hotel...
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Ouest-Insulaire in the Ouest and includes the communes of Anse-à-Galets and Pointe-à-Raquette. La Gonâve or Gonave is a francized form of Guanabo, the...
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intensity. There was some beach erosion along western-facing beaches, and Pointe des Galets sustained damage to coastal properties. However, any major damage...
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Ismail. In 1876, he obtained a concession to work on the port of Pointe des Galets in Réunion and to build a railroad linking the port to the interior...
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Natashquan (section Les Galets historic site)
of the North Shore, April 2023. Les Galets historic site on the sea shore Original fishermen huts (magasins du Galet), Little Natasquan River At the beginning...
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Anne-Sophie Endeler Personal information Nationality French Born (1984-05-05) 5 May 1984 (age 40) Pointe des Galets, Réunion Sport Sport Gymnastics...
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Croix-des-Bouquets (/ˌkrwɑː deɪ buːˈkeɪ, -bʊ-/,[citation needed] French pronunciation: [kʁwa de bukɛ]; Haitian Creole: Kwadèbouke or Kwadèboukè) is a...
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War II Hugot was mobilized as the artillery battery commander at Pointe des Galets fighting on the side of Vichy France. He was wounded in the Battle...
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Fonds-des-Nègres (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃ de nɛɡʁ]; Haitian Creole: Fondènèg) is a commune in the Miragoâne Arrondissement, in the Nippes department...
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in turn depends on the diocese of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre ( diocèse de Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre) whose see is located in the cathedral of...
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Lalpoora, located at Pointe des Galets. After brief stops in Saint-Joseph and St. Pierre, the troops were transported to Pointe des Galets by train. The Lalpoora...
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any sign they had been sighted from the shore, at the Pointe des Galets. The Pointe des Galets was 7 miles (11 km) north of Saint-Paul, the distance allowing...
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Paul Vergès, Maud Fontenoy and Patrick Poivre d'Arvor at Port de la Pointe des Galets, 15 October 2006....
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Réunion, Firinga produced a minimum pressure of 962 mbar (28.4 inHg) at Pointe des Galets. Sustained winds throughout the island reached at least 130 km/h (81 mph)...
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Pointe-à-Raquette (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t a ʁakɛt]; Haitian Creole: Pwentarakèt) is a commune in the La Gonâve Arrondissement, in the Ouest department...
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current[when?] mayor of the city of Anse-a-Galets is Ernso Louissaint.[citation needed] The commune is served by Anse-à-Galets Airport and a public wharf. The public...
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Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement Croix-des-Bouquets Cornillon Fonds-Verrettes Ganthier Thomazeau La Gonâve Arrondissement Anse-à-Galets Pointe-à-Raquette...
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L'Espoir next conducted an Indian Ocean cruise in which she called at Pointe des Galets on Réunion from 26 to 29 April 1941 before proceeding to Mauritius...
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Réunion. The two vessels departed Tamatave on 1 February and arrived at Pointe des Galets on Réunion on 4 February 1942. After Amiral Pierre unloaded her cargo...
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La Désirade (section Anse de Galets)
served as a hideout for pirates attacking Spanish overseas territories. Les Galets was a place of exile for the criminals of Grand-Terre and for some nobles...
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Les Cayes (redirect from La Ville Des Cayes)
cave in Camp-Perrin, Pointe-de-Sable beach in Port-Salut, Marie-Jeanne cave in Port-a-Piment and Arrondissement Aquin where Fort des Oliviers, Fort Anglais...
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the western coast of Basse-Terre Island. It lies between the communes of Pointe-Noire to the north, Vieux-Habitants to the south, and Petit-Bourg to the...
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Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement Cornillon Croix-des-Bouquets Fonds-Verrettes Ganthier Thomazeau La Gonâve Arrondissement Anse-à-Galets Pointe-à-Raquette...
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