natural wonder
Boiling Lake, Dominica
The second-largest hot lake in the world, a flooded fumarole shrouded in vapor and reached by a challenging hike through Dominica's volcanic interior.
10 km · about 20 min drive
North AmericaDominicaSaint George Parish
Roseau
Saint George Parish, Dominica · North America
About Roseau
Roseau is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Pointe Michel, 10km from Boiling Lake, Dominica.
Roseau is in Saint George Parish, Dominica, with about 17,000 people. The nearest town is Pointe Michel, about 5 km away.
Roseau (locally ; Dominican Creole: Wozo) is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau River and Morne Bruce. Built on the site of the ancient Island CaribRead more
village of Sairi, it is the oldest and most important urban settlement on the island of Dominica.
It is on the west (leeward) coast of Dominica and has a combination of modern and colonial French architecture.
Roseau is Dominica's most important port for foreign trade. Some exports include bananas, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges, and cocoa. The service sector is also a large part of the local economy. There are several private institutions registered in Dominica, like American Canadian School of Medicine, International University for Graduate Studies, All Saints University, New World University, and Western Orthodox University.
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What is there to see near Roseau?
Within an hour or so of Roseau: Boiling Lake, Dominica (10 km), Mont Pelée, Martinique (60 km).
Where is Roseau?
Roseau is in Saint George Parish, Dominica, about 5 km from Pointe Michel.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 16,571
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Dominica
- Region
- Saint George Parish
- Timezone
- America/Dominica
- Coordinates
- 15.3017, -61.3881
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Worth the detour from Roseau
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Mont Pelée, Martinique
A 1,397-meter active volcano whose catastrophic 1902 eruption destroyed the city of Saint-Pierre, now a hiking destination with cloud forest.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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