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Pointe-à-Pitre
Pointe-à-Pitre is the largest town and main commercial port of Guadeloupe, on the island of Grande-Terre at the southern end of the channel separating it from Basse-Terre. Developed from the 1760s, it grew into the economic centre of the colony, though the town of Basse-Terre remained the seat of government. It has been rebuilt several times after earthquakes, fires and hurricanes, notably the earthquake of 1843.
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