Devil’s Island
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.
- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (130 feet)
- Description: island and former penal colony in French Guiana
- Also known as“Diable Island”“Île du Diable”“Teufels Insel”“The penal colony of Cayenne”
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Phare de l’Île Royale
Phare de l’Île Royale is a lighthouse.
Places in the Area
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Quartiers des surveillants de l’île Royale
Quartiers des surveillants de l’île Royale is a neighborhood.
Devil’s Island
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Latitude
5.29376° or 5° 17′ 38″ north
Longitude
-52.58304° or 52° 34′ 59″ west
Open location code
68Q97CV8+GQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yiddish—“Devil’s Island” goes by many names.
Cayenne-strafkolonieAfrikaans
جزيرة الشيطانArabic
Deabruaren UharteaBasque
Đavolje ostrvoBosnian
Đavolji otokBosnian
Дяволски островBulgarian
Illa del DiableCatalan
Devils IslandCebuano
魔鬼岛Chinese
魔鬼島Chinese
Vražji otokCroatian
Ďábelský ostrovCzech
Île du DiableCzech
Devil’s IslandDanish
DjævleøenDanish
DuivelseilandDutch
Duivelseiland (eiland)Dutch
Île du DiableDutch
DiabloinsuloEsperanto
KuradisaarEstonian
Île du DiableFinnish
PirunsaariFinnish
Illa do DiañoGalician
Νήσος του ΔιαβόλουGreek
אי השדיםHebrew
Île du DiableHungarian
Ördög-szigetHungarian
DjöflaeyjaIcelandic
Île du DiableIndonesian
Île RoyaleIndonesian
Île Saint-JosephIndonesian
Pulau SetanIndonesian
Isola del DiavoloItalian
ディアブル島Japanese
デビルズ島Japanese
悪魔島Japanese
Pulo SétanJavanese
Diôbli ÒstrówKashubian
악마섬Korean
악마의 섬Korean
Velnio salaLithuanian
Devil’s IslandMalayalam
ചെകുത്താന്റെ ദ്വീപ്Malayalam
ഡെവിൾസ് ദ്വീപ്Malayalam
DjevleøyaNorwegian
DjeveløyaNorwegian Bokmål
DjevleøyaNorwegian Bokmål
DjevleøyenNorwegian Bokmål
جزیره شیطانPersian
جزیره شیطان (گویان)Persian
Île du DiablePolish
Wyspa DiabelskaPolish
Insula DiavoluluiRomanian
Диабль (Остров Дьявола)Russian
Остров ДьяволаRussian
Чёртов островRussian
Đavolji otokSerbo-Croatian
Diabolský ostrovSlovak
DjävulsönSwedish
Île du DiableSwedish
Şeytan AdasıTurkish
Острів ДияволаUkrainian
جزیرہ شیطانUrdu
Ìxoła del DiaołoVenetian
Ìzoła del DiaołoVenetian
טייוול אינזלYiddish
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