Île aux Cochons
Schweine-Insel, Pig Island
46°06′S 50°15′E
Île aux Cochons (French pronunciation: [il o kɔʃɔ̃]), or Pig Island, is an uninhabited island in the subantarctic Crozet Archipelago. With an area of 67 km2 (26 sq mi) it is the third largest island of the group. Administratively, it is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
![PICTURES TAKEN ON BOARD SHIP LOCH ETIVE AT SEAHOG ISLAND. ONE OF THE CROZET GROUP. LAT 46 [DEGREES] S. LONG 50 [DEGREES] E.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Loch_Etive_%28ship%2C_1877%29_-_SLV_H99.220-2297.jpg/960px-Loch_Etive_%28ship%2C_1877%29_-_SLV_H99.220-2297.jpg)
Terrain
46°06′S 50°15′E
Overview
Île aux Cochons (French pronunciation: [il o kɔʃɔ̃]), or Pig Island, is an uninhabited island in the subantarctic Crozet Archipelago. With an area of 67 km2 (26 sq mi) it is the third largest island of the group. Administratively, it is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
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Nearest islands
- Little Island20 km
- Big Island21 km
- Île des Pingouins37 km
- Île de la Possession120 km
- Île de l'Est154 km
Also in Pig Island, Penguin Island and Apostle Islets

Île des Pingouins
3.4 km²▲ 330 m
Minor islands
Big Island
1.9 km²▲ 292 m
Minor islands
Little Island
0.37 km²▲ 246 m
Minor islands
Also in Crozet Islands

Île de la Possession
149 km²▲ 934 m
Major islands

Île de l'Est
126 km²▲ 1,050 m
Major islands

Île des Pingouins
3.4 km²▲ 330 m
Minor islands
Big Island
1.9 km²▲ 292 m
Minor islands
Little Island
0.37 km²▲ 246 m
Minor islands
Photographs
![PICTURES TAKEN ON BOARD SHIP LOCH ETIVE AT SEAHOG ISLAND. ONE OF THE CROZET GROUP. LAT 46 [DEGREES] S. LONG 50 [DEGREES] E.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Loch_Etive_%28ship%2C_1877%29_-_SLV_H99.220-2297.jpg/500px-Loch_Etive_%28ship%2C_1877%29_-_SLV_H99.220-2297.jpg)
PICTURES TAKEN ON BOARD SHIP LOCH ETIVE AT SEAHOG ISLAND. ONE OF THE CROZET GROUP. LAT 46 [DEGREES] S. LONG 50 [DEGREES] E.

Landsat 7 image of Île aux Cochons, Crozet Islands, in the Southern Indian Ocean
NASA applied sciences directorate, Stennis Space Center / Public domain
![PICTURES TAKEN ON LOCH ETIVE ON A VOYAGE FROM BOSTON.HOG ISLAND FROM ANOTHER ANGLE. A RAIN SQUALL DESCENDS ... ONE WOMAN AND 44 MEN LIVED FOR 7 [AND A HALF] MONTHS ... RESCUED BY THE NEW BEDFORD WHALER "YOUNG PHOENIX" ...](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Loch_Etive_%28ship%2C_1877%29_-_SLV_H99.220-2310.jpg/500px-Loch_Etive_%28ship%2C_1877%29_-_SLV_H99.220-2310.jpg)
PICTURES TAKEN ON LOCH ETIVE ON A VOYAGE FROM BOSTON.HOG ISLAND FROM ANOTHER ANGLE. A RAIN SQUALL DESCENDS ... ONE WOMAN AND 44 MEN LIVED FOR 7 [AND A HALF] MONTHS ... RESCUED BY THE NEW BEDFORD WHALER "YOUNG PHOENIX" ...

Wake patterns in cloud cover over Possession Island, East Island, Ile aux Cochons, Ile de Pingouins
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain

Mont Richard-Foy , Crozet Islands, Sentinel-2 image
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Loch Etive (ship, 1877) - SLV H99.220-2297. Unknown authorUnknown author / Public domain
- Ile aux Cochons. NASA applied sciences directorate, Stennis Space Center / Public domain
- Loch Etive (ship, 1877) - SLV H99.220-2310. Unknown authorUnknown author / Public domain
- Atmospheric bow waves01. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- Mont Richard-Foy 2022-09-20-23 59 Sentinel-2 L2A. ESA / Attribution
- IMRAY(1893) p133 HOG ISLAND. Unknown author / Public domain