Frioul archipelago

The Frioul archipelago, Marseille on the background.

The Frioul archipelago is a group of four islands located off the Mediterranean coast of France, approximately 4 kilometres (2 miles) from Marseille. The islands of the archipelago cover a total land area of approximately 200 hectares. According to the 2015 census, the population was 146.

Island Length Height Notes
Pomègues 2.7 km (1.7 mi) long 89 m (292 ft) high The largest of the islands. The island consists of a port on the southeast side, named Port de Pomègues.[1] Pytheas of Massalia noted the existence of a polar ice cap from this island.[2]
Ratonneau 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long 89 m (292 ft) high
If Site of the Château d'If, where main fictional character in Alexandre Dumas, père's The Count of Monte Cristo was imprisoned.
Tiboulen du Frioul or Îlot Tiboulen 30 m (98 ft) high Meaning "In front of the city" in Provençal, after the Latin antipolitanus.

The islands of Pomègues and Ratonneau are connected by a mole, Digue de Berry, built in 1822.

See also

References

  1. ^ H.O. Pub. 1917. pp. 106–107. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ Shell, Marc (2014). Islandology: Geography, Rhetoric, Politics. Stanford University Press. p. 202. ISBN 9780804789264. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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