Barren Isles
The Barren Isles are an archipelago located in an area spanning 40 kilometres off the west coast of Madagascar, in the Melaky region. The archipelago consists of 9 main isles or sand banks.- Type: Island
- Description: archipelago of Madagascar
- Also known as: “Iles Stériles” and “Nosy Barren”
Barren Isles
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Madagascar, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-18.41667° or 18° 25′ south
Longitude
43.66667° or 43° 40′ east
UN/LOCODE
MG BRR
Open location code
5HH5HMM8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Somali—“Barren Isles” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “illes Barren”
- Chinese: “荒蕪島”
- Dutch: “Barreneilanden”
- French: “îles Barren”
- French: “Îles Barren”
- Hausa: “Tsibirin Barren”
- Igbo: “Agwaetiti Ndị Na-adịghị Amụ Amụ”
- Malagasy: “Vondronosy Barren”
- Somali: “Jasiiradaha Barren”
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