ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐ dʒˈaɪənt swˈɑːmp lˈænd ænd mˈæŋɡɹoʊv ɹˈiːdʒən, ɪɾ ɪz nˈaʊ ɐ ɹɪpˈɛɹiən tˈaʊn, loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə sˈiː ɪnðə bˈeɪ ʌv fˈɔːɹtdəfɹˈæns ænd kɹˈɔst baɪ ðɪ ˈaɪləndz lˈɔŋɡɪst ɹˈɪvɚ θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks kˌeɪˈɛm: ðə lˈeɪzɚd.
Originally a giant swamp land and mangrove region, it is now a riparian town, located by the sea in the Bay of Fort-de-France and crossed by the island's longest river (36 km): the Lézarde.