Île du Coin
Île du Coin, or Coin Island, is an inhabited island in the atoll of Peros Banhos in the Chagos Archipelago. Île du Coin is the largest and most important island in Peros Banhos, with a length of 1.65 nautical miles and an area of 127.5 hectares with a maximum height of about 2 metres.- Type: Island
- Description: Inhabited island in the Chagos Archipelago
- Also known as: “Ile du Coin”
Île du Coin
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: British Indian Ocean Territory, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-5.45152° or 5° 27′ 6″ southLongitude
71.76831° or 71° 46′ 6″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
6J6HGQX9+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 32593717OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
1282583Wikidata ID
Q26838879
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Satellite Map
Discover Île du Coin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Île du Coin” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Île du Coin”
- French: “Île du Coin”
- Swedish: “Île du Coin”
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