Île aux Cochons

Île aux Cochons, or Pig Island, is an uninhabited island in the subantarctic . With an area of 67 km2 it is the third largest island of the group. Administratively, it is part of the .
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 780 metres (2,540 feet)
  • Description: island in the Crozet archipelago
  • Also known as
    “Groupe de l’Ouest”
    “Hog Island”
    “Île aux Cochons (Crozet)”
    “Île Dauphine”
    “Ile des Porcs”
    “Îles des Porcs”
    “L’île aux Cochons”
    “Pig Island”

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Latitude
-46.10274° or 46° 6′ 10″ south
Longitude
50.23121° or 50° 13′ 52″ east
Open location code
4H5GV6WJ+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place = island
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Île aux Cochons” goes by many names.
Île aux CochonsAfrikaans
Île aux Cochons (Crozet)Afrikaans
Востраў Іль-о-КашонBelarusian
Іль-о-КашонBelarusian
Île aux CochonsCebuano
科雄島Chinese
Île aux CochonsCroatian
Île aux CochonsCzech
Île aux CochonsDutch
ال اوكس كوتشونسEgyptian Arabic
Pork-InsuloEsperanto
Île aux CochonsGalician
Illa dos PorcosGalician
Νήσος των ΧοίρωνGreek
אי החזירHebrew
Île aux CochonsItalian
КошонMacedonian
Île aux CochonsNorwegian Nynorsk
Illa dei PòrcsOccitan (post 1500)

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