About Salvation's Islands

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The Salvation's Islands (French: Îles du Salut, so called because the missionaries went there to escape plague on the mainland; sometimes mistakenly called Safety Islands) are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) off the coast of French Guiana, 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) north of Kourou, in the Atlantic Ocean. Although closer to Kourou, the islands are part of Cayenne commune (municipality), specifically Cayenne 1^er Canton Nord-Ouest.

There are three islands, from north to south:

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Guyane, France, 97300

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Chapelle de l'île Royale

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Maison d'Alfred Dreyfus

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Magasin du port (île Royale)

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Quartiers des surveillants (île Royale)

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Quartier pénitentiaire (île Royale)

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Hôpital de l'île Royale

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Roches gravées de la Carapa

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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montsinéry

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Conseil général de Cayenne

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Place Léopold-Héder

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Place des Palmistes

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Collège Eugène Nonnon

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Immeuble Franconie

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École Joséphine-Horth

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Statue de Victor Schœlcher (Cayenne)

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Cayenne Cathedral

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Hôtel de préfecture de la Guyane

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Immeuble Delabergerie

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Bagne de Cayenne

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Camp Crique Anguille

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Serpent de Pascaud

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Fort Diamant

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Église Saint-Joseph d'Iracoubo

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Église Saint-Joseph de Mana

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St. Lawrence Church, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

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Hôpital André-Bouron

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Prison of St-Laurent-du-Maroni

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St. Anthony of Padua Church, Saül

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Binnenstad (Paramaribo)

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Central Suriname Nature Reserve

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