Iles du Salut, French Guiana

http://www.geocities.com/kouroufrenchguiana/

Home

· My Launch Team(s)

· Flight 135 - PAS 1R

· Flight 136 - ANIK F1

· Flight 149 Astra 3A

· Flight 149 JCSat 8

· Flight 163 - ANIK F2

· CSG

· Interactive Map

······················································

Iles du Salut

Commonly referred to as "Devil's Island"

Tracy took a picture of this monkey (along
with others) on a rainy day tour of the islands.

Devils Island - St. Joseph's Island - Royal Island

These are three small islands in the Caribbean Sea off the coast French Guiana (you can see from the picture above taken from the beach in Kourou. There were a penal colony founded in 1852, used for political prisoners. Although conditions were probably not as sordid as in other prison camps in French Guiana, the island's name became synonymous with the horrors of the system. The penal colonies were phased out between 1938 and 1951.

The Pas 1R Launch Team. Gabriel Barbosa, Lenny Gil,
Dan Roa, Gil Zavala, Rick Ashembremer & Robert Serpas.

Sailing right by Devils Island

The slightly rocky "Beach" on St. Joseph's Island

The old church and lighthouse on Royal Island

French Guiana

·Awaya-Yalimpo

·Barrage De Petit Saut

·Cacao

·Camopi

·Cayenne

·Illes Du Salut

·Iracoubo

·Kaw

·Kourou

·Macouria

·Mana

·Maripasoula

·Matoury

·Montjoly

·Pripri de Yiyi

·Regina

·Remire

·Saint-Georges de l'Oyapock

·Saint-Jean du Maroni

·Saint-Laurent du Maroni

·Säul

·Sinnamary

Brazil

Suriname

········································································

· Freelance - Kourou · BSS · Arianespace · Launch Schedules · PanAmSat · Telesat