Saint-Joseph Island
The Salvation Islands, sometimes mistakenly called the Safety Islands, are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about 11 kilometres off the coast of French Guiana, 14 kilometres north of Kourou, in the Atlantic Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in French Guyana
- Also known as: “ile Saint-Joseph”, “île Saint-Joseph”, and “Saint Joseph Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Devils Island and Phare de l’Île Royale.
Devils Island
Islet
Photo: Gfievet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The penal colony of Cayenne, commonly known as Devil's Island, was a French penal colony that operated for 100 years, from 1852 to 1952, and officially closed in 1953, in the Salvation Islands of French Guiana.
Phare de l’Île Royale
Lighthouse
Photo: LeGuyanaisPure, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phare de l’Île Royale is a lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quartiers des surveillants de l’île Royale.
Quartiers des surveillants de l’île Royale
Neighborhood
Photo: Arria Belli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quartiers des surveillants de l’île Royale is a neighborhood.
Saint-Joseph Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Arrondissement of Cayenne, Guyane, French Guiana, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.2814° or 5° 16′ 53″ northLongitude
-52.58172° or 52° 34′ 54″ westOpen location code
68Q97CJ9+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 71469971OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Saint-Joseph Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Île Saint-Joseph”
- Dutch: “île Saint-Joseph”
- French: “Ile Saint-Joseph”
- French: “île Saint-Joseph”
- French: “Île Saint-Joseph”
- German: “Île Saint-Joseph”
- German: “St. Joseph-Insel”
- Italian: “Île Saint-Joseph”
- Italian: “Isola di San Giuseppe”
- Polish: “Ile Saint-Joseph”
- Polish: “Île Saint-Joseph”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de São José (Guiana Francesa)”
- Russian: “Сен-Жозеф (остров)”
- Russian: “Сен-Жозеф”
- Spanish: “Ile Saint Joseph”
- Spanish: “Île Saint Joseph”
- Spanish: “Ile Saint-Joseph”
- Spanish: “Île Saint-Joseph”
- Spanish: “Isla San Jose”
- Spanish: “Isla San José”
- Swedish: “Île Saint-Joseph”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cimetière des enfants des surveillants and Bagne.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint-Joseph Island”. Photo: Didwin973, CC BY-SA 3.0.