Plage de Clugny, Caribbean beach in Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe.
Plage de Clugny is a beach on the northern coast of Basse-Terre in Guadeloupe, within the Anse du Vieux Fort between the village of Clugny and Pointe du Vieux Fort. Its light ochre sand runs for about 1 km, split roughly in half by a rocky outcrop. The RN2 road passes directly along the western section.
The sources record no colonial sea-route history for this beach. What they document is its geography: a roughly 1 km strip of light ochre sand on the north coast of Basse-Terre, in the Anse du Vieux Fort, split into two 500 m sections by a rocky outcrop. National Road 2 runs directly along its western part, and turtle-protection signs now stand at the roadside.
The beach lies in the Anse du Vieux Fort, between the village of Clugny to the east and the Pointe du Vieux Fort to the west. The islet facing it to the west, Kahouanne, carries the name of the loggerhead turtle (caouanne), a reminder of the turtles that come ashore here.
Strong waves and currents make swimming dangerous along this coast, so few restaurants stand at the beach itself. The RN2 runs directly past the western section, where roadside signs warn drivers to limit light near nesting turtles. The beach is split into two stretches of about 500 m by a rocky outcrop.
The islet facing the beach to the west, Kahouanne, is named after the loggerhead turtle (caouanne in French), a name tied to the turtles that nest on this sand. The beach is split into two stretches of about 500 m each by a rocky outcrop.
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