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This is a list of islands of France, including both metropolitan France and French overseas islands. [1] Ranking of French islands. By area. All ...
The French West Indies or French Antilles (French: Antilles françaises, [ɑ̃tij fʁɑ̃sɛːz]; Antillean Creole: Antiy fwansé) are the parts of France located in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean: The two overseas departments of: Guadeloupe, including the islands of Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Les Saintes, Marie-Galante, and La Désirade.
Réunion (/ r iː ˈ juː n j ə n /; French: [la ʁe.ynjɔ̃] ⓘ; Reunionese Creole: La Rényon; known as Île Bourbon before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France.
The standard on Wikipedia's world maps is the existence of a border between Morocco and Western Sahara, which is in accordance with the internationally recognized Moroccan borders. Therefore, the fact that French is a widely used language in Morocco is insufficient reason in this case.
In the north of Miquelon Island is the village of Miquelon-Langlade (710 inhabitants), while Langlade Island is almost deserted (only one inhabitant in the 1999 census). [ 15 ] Saint Pierre Island , whose area is smaller, 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi), is the most populous and the commercial and administrative center of the archipelago.
Guadeloupe (/ ˌ ɡ w ɑː d ə ˈ l uː p / [ɡwad(ə)lup] ⓘ; Guadeloupean Creole French: Gwadloup) is an overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. [4] It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and two Îles des Saintes—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings. [5]
Topographic map of Mayotte, the "seahorse island" The term Mayotte (or Maore) may refer to all of the department's islands, of which the largest is known as Maore ( French : Grande-Terre ) and includes Maore's surrounding islands, most notably Pamanzi ( French : Petite-Terre ), or only to the largest island.
The Glénan islands (French: Îles des Glénan [aʁʃipɛl de ɡlenɑ̃] or Archipel de Glénan [il de ɡlenɑ̃]; Breton: Inizi Glenan) are an archipelago located off the coast of France. They are located in the south of Finistère , near Concarneau and Fouesnant , and comprise nine major islands: Saint-Nicolas, the Loc'h, Penfret, Cigogne ...