Professor Beach has found this information on Basseterre, St. Kitts
September 16th, 2009
Panoramic View of the City of Basseterre from Zante, looking North.
Basseterre Map
Facts about Basseterre:
Basseterre is one of the oldest towns in the Eastern Caribbean.
Downtown Basseterre, St. Kitts
Demographics about Basseterre:
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Airport Information for Basseterre:
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Airport Code: SKB
World Map showing location of Basseterre:
Professor Beach standing in front of the Berkeley Memorial Clock in downtown Basseterre.
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A colorful town on the coast of St Kitts with green hills behind
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Watch out for the Vervet Monkeys!
August 19th, 2009In the Caribbean, Vervet Monkeys have developed a taste for alcohol and can regularly be spotted stealing cocktails from humans on the beach. Brilliant wildlife video from BBC animal show ‘Weird Nature‘.
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July 2nd, 2009Watch out for the Pirana
June 12th, 2009I found this cool store in downtown Basseterre and just had to get this photo!
Here are some other points of interest and landmarks in Basseterre
- Independence Square (formerly Pall Mall Square)
- The Circus
- St. George’s Anglican Church
- Basseterre Co-Cathedral of Immaculate Conception
- The Cenotaph
- St. Kitts Heritage Society
- National Museum
- Amina Craft Market
- Public Market
- St. Kitts Sugar Factory Museum (under construction using the grounds of the sugar factory which ceased production in 2005)
- Warner Park Sporting Complex
- Pelican Shopping Mall
- Queen Victoria Statue Roundabout
- Basseterre National Park (under construction)
- Fort Thomas
- Springfield Cemetery and Chapel
The Clock Tower
June 9th, 2009
This amazing Clock Tower is in the center of Basseterre.
The city has 2 main centers. The Circus, is geared towards tourism purposes. The Independence Square, which contains the cathedral, the courthouse and most of the older buildings.
The Berkeley Memorial stands in the center of The Circus in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. The memorial features a drinking fountain as well as a clock. There are four clock faces, each one facing one of the four streets leading to the Circus. It was built in honour of Thomas B.H. Berkeley, a former president of the General Legislative Council in the 1880s.
