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___ Satellite View and Map of the City of Roseau, Dominica |
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About RoseauSatellite view is showing Roseau, the largest city, chief port, and the capital of Dominica, a small mountainous tropical island in the Caribbean. The town is located on the west coast of the island at the the Roseau River, after which the town was named by the French in the 17th century.Roseau is the oldest and most important urban settlement on the island today it has a population of about 16,500 inhabitants. Spoken languages are English (official) and French based Antillean Creole (Kwéyòl). The city scape is a combination of modern and colonial (French Style) architecture. Woodbridge Bay north of the town is Roseau's deepwater port. Points of interest are: the Old Market of Roseau (also known as Old Market Plaza), the Dominica Museum on the quay in Roseau (the national museum), Morne Watt (a stratovolcano, 1,224 m), the Boiling Lake, a flooded fumarole 10 km east of Roseau. The map shows a city map of Roseau with main roads and streets, zoom out to find the location of Roseau Airport (IATA code: DCF) located 5.2 km (3.2 mi) by road (via Edward Oliver Leblanc Highway) north of the city, and the location of Douglas–Charles Airport, formerly known as Melville Hall Airport (IATA code: DOM), Dominica's international airport, 46 km (28.5 mi) by road (via Dr Nicholas Liverpool road) north east of Roseau. To find a location use the form below. |
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Sunday-October-6 18:02
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