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Archipelago

    France

    46°06′S 50°15′E

    Pig Island, Penguin Island and Apostle Islets

    Île aux Cochons, Île aux Pinguins et Îlots des Apôtres

    Part of Crozet Islands

    Landsat 7 image of Île aux Cochons, Crozet Islands, in the Southern Indian Ocean
    Landsat 7 image of Île aux Cochons, Crozet Islands, in the Southern Indian Ocean

    NASA applied sciences directorate, Stennis Space Center / Public domain

    Chart

    45 landforms

    Major islands

    1

    Minor islands

    3

    Islets

    33

    Rocks & skerries

    8

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m853 mÎle aux Cochons330 mÎle des Pingouins292 mBig246 mLittle228 mThe Keep114 mLe Hangar110 mNorthern Rock110 mBored Rock81 mArche Rock39 mLes Jumeaux31 mLes Jumeaux27 mSouthern Rock26 mThe Anvil24 mThe Big Needle
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110100Île aux Cochons: 67.1 km²Île aux CochonsÎle des Pingouins: 3.4 km²Île des PingouinsBig: 1.9 km²BigLittle: 0.37 km²LittleNorthern Rock: 0.08 km²Northern RockSplit Rock: 0.03 km²Split RockSouthern Rock: 0.02 km²Southern RockÎle Riou: 0.02 km²Île RiouThe Keep: 0.02 km²The KeepBored Rock: 0.01 km²Bored RockThe Stone: 0.01 km²The StoneUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandThe Anvil: 0.01 km²The AnvilThe Obelisk: 0.01 km²The ObeliskThe Big Needle: 0.01 km²The Big NeedleLe Hangar: 0.9 haLe HangarArche Rock: 0.9 haArche RockUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandThe Destroyer: 0.6 haThe DestroyerThe Devil's Sentinels: 0.6 haThe Devil's Senti…Unnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandThe Devil's Sentinels: 0.5 haThe Devil's Senti…The Lost Sentinel: 0.5 haThe Lost SentinelThe Small Needle: 0.5 haThe Small NeedleLes Jumeaux: 0.4 haLes JumeauxThe Clown: 0.4 haThe ClownUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandThe Anvil: 0.3 haThe AnvilUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandLes Jumeaux: 0.2 haLes JumeauxThe Anvil: 0.2 haThe AnvilUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandThe Devil's Sentinels: 0.1 haThe Devil's Senti…Unnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Île aux Cochons67.1 km²
    Île des Pingouins3.4 km²
    Big Island1.9 km²
    Little Island0.37 km²
    Northern Rock0.08 km²
    Split Rock0.03 km²
    Southern Rock0.02 km²
    Île Riou0.02 km²
    The Keep0.02 km²
    Bored Rock0.01 km²
    The Stone0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    The Anvil0.01 km²
    The Obelisk0.01 km²
    The Big Needle0.01 km²
    Le Hangar0.9 ha
    Arche Rock0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    The Destroyer0.6 ha
    The Devil's Sentinels0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    The Devil's Sentinels0.5 ha
    The Lost Sentinel0.5 ha
    The Small Needle0.5 ha
    Les Jumeaux0.4 ha
    The Clown0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    The Anvil0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Les Jumeaux0.2 ha
    The Anvil0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    The Devil's Sentinels0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    The Small Needle<0.1 ha
    The Anvil<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    1

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs

    • Ile aux Cochons. NASA applied sciences directorate, Stennis Space Center / Public domain