The 'Basseterre Valley' is a low-lying valley on the island of
Saint Kitts, surrounded by the
Canada Hills and
Olivees Mountains. It contains
Basseterre, the capital of
Saint Kitts and Nevis. The valley has two rivers or
ghauts named
Westbourne Ghaut and
College Ghaut.
The Basseterre Valley was occupied in 1627 by the
French and populated. Now, Basseterre has suburbs such as
Greenlands,
Bird Rock,
Taylor's Range and others. The valley has a harbour called
Port Zante. It is reclaimed land from the sea. Port Zante is under more construction to be a state-of-the-art port facility,
duty-free shopping malls, restaurants, and maybe a hotel.