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Salvation Islands

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The Salvation Islands are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about 11 kilometres off the coast of French Guiana and 14 kilometres north of Kourou, in the Atlantic Ocean. Named because missionaries once went there to escape plague on the mainland, they are administratively part of the Cayenne commune despite lying closer to Kourou. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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    The Salvation Islands (French: Îles du Salut, so called because missionaries went there to escape plague on the mainland), sometimes mistakenly called the Safety Islands, are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about 11 kilometres (6 nautical miles) off the coast of French Guiana, 14 kilometres (7+1⁄2 nautical...
  • In Discipline: Volcanology, Lead paragraph
    The Salvation Islands (French: Îles du Salut, so called because missionaries went there to escape plague on the mainland), sometimes mistakenly called the Safety Islands, are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about 11 kilometres (6 nautical miles) off the coast of French Guiana, 14 kilomet
  • Caused By: Volcanism, Lead paragraph
    The Salvation Islands (French: Îles du Salut, so called because missionaries went there to escape plague on the mainland), sometimes mistakenly called the Safety Islands, are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about 11 kilometres (6 nautical miles) off the coast of French Guiana, 14 kilomet
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Wikidata Q292695, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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