La Coche

La Coche is an island in the Îles des Saintes archipelago, in the Lesser Antilles. It belongs to the commune (municipality) of Terre-de-Bas into the French department of Guadeloupe.

Geography

La Coche is located, at 750 m (0.47 mi) on the West of Grand-Îlet which it is separated from it by a passage called Passe des Dames and on the east of les Augustins by a narrow and dangerous passage called Passe des Souffleurs.

The island measures approximately 150 m (0.093 mi) in width for 800 m (0.50 mi) in length. It spreads out in the length from the southeast headland to the northwest headland and is characterized by a coast of abrupt cliffs towards Dominica Passage and a sandy hillside opening on Terre-de-Haut Island.

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