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    Atlantic OceanFrance

    4°56′N 52°12′W

    Îles Rémire

    Îlets de Rémire

    Ilet La Mère seen from 1,500 feet
    Ilet La Mère seen from 1,500 feet

    Spotting973 / CC BY-SA 2.0

    Chart

    22 landforms

    Major islands

    2
    • Îlet la Mère

      Îlet la Mère

      Area
      0.53 km²
      High point
      102 m

      Îlet la Mère is the biggest island of the Rémire islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the commune of Cayenne, French Guiana. The island is located 11 kilometres off the coast. Îlet la Mère was the location of a penal colony from 1852 until 1875.

    • Le Père

      Le Père

      Area
      0.34 km²
      High point
      102 m

    Minor islands

    7

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Le Machoiran Blanc

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Le Malingre

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Le Petit Machoiran

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    4

    Rocks & skerries

    9
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Îlet Est des Mamelles<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m102 mÎlet la Mère102 mLe Père45 mÎlets les Mamelles39 mÎlet Central des Mamelles34 mÎlet le Malingre
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11Îlet la Mère: 0.53 km²Îlet la MèreLe Père: 0.34 km²Le PèreÎlets les Mamelles: 0.04 km²Îlets les MamellesÎlet le Malingre: 0.04 km²Îlet le MalingreÎlet Central des Mamelles: 0.04 km²Îlet Central des …L'Enfant Perdu: 0.3 haL'Enfant PerduUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandÎlet Est des Mamelles: <0.1 haÎlet Est des Mame…Unnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 7 without a known area.
    Îlet la Mère0.53 km²
    Le Père0.34 km²
    Îlets les Mamelles0.04 km²
    Îlet le Malingre0.04 km²
    Îlet Central des Mamelles0.04 km²
    L'Enfant Perdu0.3 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Îlet Est des Mamelles<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus

    Photographs