Petite Terre Islands
Petite Terre Islands are two small uninhabited islands located about to the south-east of the island of Grande-Terre, in the Lesser Antilles. These two islands are named Petite Terre in contrast with the much larger Grande-Terre island.
Petite Terre is made up of two islands: Terre de Bas island to the southwest and the smaller Terre de Haut island to the northeast. Their combined land area is 1.68 km². Terre de Bas island is so named because it is downwind compared to Terre de Haut island to its northeast which first meets the trade winds blowing from the north-east in the Caribbean.
Administratively, the Petite Terre Islands are dependent on the commune of La Désirade. The two islands and 842 hectares of the sea around them were declared a nature reserve, the National Nature Reserve of Îles de la Petite-Terre.
