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    The Salvation Islands (French: Îles du Salut, so called because the missionaries went there to escape plague on the mainland), sometimes mistakenly[citation...
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    Devil's Island (redirect from Ile du Diable)
    Publishing & Supplies. "Iles du salut" Archived 16 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Dossier de presse Îles du Salut, CNES "Les Îles du Salut" Archived 4 June...
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    prisoners left the Breton port of Brest for the Îles du Salut on 31 March 1852. The prison at St-Laurent-du-Maroni was established on the banks of the Maroni...
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  • sentenced to two years of solitary confinement on Île Saint-Joseph (an island in the Îles du Salut group, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from the French Guiana...
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    de terre Île d'Or Île des Vieilles Rocher du torpilleur Île Bruzzi Île de Cavallo Îles Cerbicale Île de Gargalo Corsica Île de Pinarellu Îles Lavezzi Îlots...
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    Retrieved 2012-04-28. Description of initial purpose of Devil's Island "Les Îles du Salut" Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, CNES website...
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    voyage of fifteen days, the ship anchored off the Îles du Salut. Dreyfus stayed one month in prison on Île Royale and was transferred to Devil's Island on...
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    Cannes is on the estuary of the river Mahury, replacing Larivot and the Îles du Salut. Timber, rosewood essence, rum, and gold are exported in small quantities...
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    year due to fevers and other illnesses. Those remaining fled to the îles du Salut, free of mosquitoes due to constant winds, to recover before being repatriated...
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    Islands Îles du Salut Île du Diable Île Royale Île Saint-Joseph Constable Islands Remire Islands Îlet la Mère Palasisi, island in the Litani River Île Portal...
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    [citation needed] The Guiana Space Centre (as per CNES) also contains the Îles du Salut, a former penal colony including the infamous Devil's Island. Now a...
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  • (Ontario), a Canadian island in Lake Huron Île Saint-Joseph, the southernmost island of the three Îles du Salut in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of French...
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  • 200-mile Atlantic coastline is bordered by several rocky islands – the Iles du Salut (Devil's Island, Royale and Saint-Joseph), the Père and Mère Islands...
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  • sightings placed her in the Savage Islands, at Dakar in Senegal, and Îles du Salut off the coast of French Guiana in South America. The captain's main...
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  • colony is no longer at Cayenne, but at Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni first of all and later at the Îles du Salut. I ask, by the way, that these isles be debaptised...
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    would arrive at St Laurent du Maroni before being transported to various camps throughout the country. The Iles du Salut was used to house political...
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    Cadiz; at Carriacou (West Indies) in 1886; in Moscow in 1887; and at the Îles du Salut in 1889, on which journey he died. In 1874 he headed a party similarly...
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    has a rather limited draft, and larger ships often prefer to dock at Ile du Salut to unload people and goods (which are then transported to the mainland...
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    French Guiana History of French Guiana Île Portal Île Royale Île Saint-Joseph Iles du Connétable Îles du Salut Îlet la Mère Inini Inini (river) International...
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    27th, the colony's governor embarked in the destroyer for a visit to Îles du Salut, some seven or eight miles off the coast. He returned to Cayenne later...
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  • Journal d'un transporté. Most political prisoners were placed on the Îles du Salut, especially the notorious Devil's Island, which was active as a prison...
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    Îlet à Cabrit (category Uninhabited islands of Îles des Saintes)
    1865. It continued however to welcome convicts on the way towards Îles du Salut, in French Guiana until 1902. In 1871, Îlet à Cabrit became a place...
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    web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) "Miam-miam aux îles du Salut". Atelier de Creation Libertaire (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2021...
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  • Barbados Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica Île Saint-Joseph, the southernmost island of the three Îles du Salut in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of French...
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    18.067; -73.917 Detailed map of Haiti recent article on Port Salut Auberge du rayon vert;local hotel with major impact in Cayes and Port Salut v t e...
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    Île-à-Vache, (French, pronounced [il a vaʃ], also expressed Île-à-Vaches, former Spanish name Isla Vaca; both translate to Cow Island; Haitian Creole:...
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    over a year". Insider. Retrieved 22 December 2022. "Marques, honneurs, saluts et visites dans les forces navales et à bord des bâtiments de la marine...
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  • Saint-Jean-du-Sud (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ dy syd]; Haitian Creole: Sen Jan disid) is a commune in the Port-Salut Arrondissement, in the Sud department...
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    Terre-de-Haut Island (category Inhabited islands of Îles des Saintes)
    in 1865. It continued however to welcome convicts on the way towards Îles du Salut, in French Guiana until 1902. In 1871, Îlet à Cabrit became a place...
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  • was taken to the prison of St-Laurent-du-Maroni in French Guiana in 1927 and transferred to the Îles du Salut penal colony in 1928. Benefitting from...
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