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The Land

Rolling, grassy hills in the interior of Antigua.

islands, Basse-Terre and Grand-Terre, as well as a number of smaller islands: Marie-Galante, La Desirade, two tiny islands known collectively as Iles des Saintes, and Iles de la Petite Terre. Basse-Terre’s highest peak, on Mount La Grande Soufriére, measures 4,813 feet (1,467 meters) and is the highest point of the Lesser Antilles chain.