The city of Basseterre skirts a 2-mile (3.2 km) bay on
the southwestern shore of St. Kitts, Basseterre Bay. The city lies within the
largeBasseterre Valley, almost
completely surrounded by lush green hills and mountains. It is primarily
low-lying, which is one explanation for the name which the French gave unto it,
as Basseterre translates to "low land" in English. However, the name
Basseterre is also due to the fact that the island is on the lee of winds
