Îlots des Apôtres (Crozet)
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The Îlots des Apôtres (English: Apostle Islets) are a group of small and uninhabited rocky islands in the northwestern part of the Crozet Archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, located at , 10 km north of Île aux Cochons, the largest of the Crozet Islands. Their total area is about 2 km². There are two larger islands (Île Grande - Big Island, and Île Petite - Little Island), together occupying almost 90 percent of the area. The highest peak is Mont Pierre (289 m) on Île Grand. In addition, there are about 20 rocks, with elevations between 15 and 122 meters. The largest islands and rocks, with together more than 95 percent of the area:
- Île Grande (Big Island)
- Île Petite (Little Island)
- Rocher Nord (Northern Rock)
- Rocher Fendu (Split Rock)
- Le Donjon (The Keep)
The islands are very steep. Despite their small size, Île Grande reaches a height of 289, and Île Petite 246 m. The rocks and groups of rocks are listed from north to south:
| # | Island or Rock (English) | Area (ha) |
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| 1 | Rocher Nord (Northern Rock) | 6.0 |
| 2 | L’Enclume (The Anvil) | 1.5 |
| 3 | Grande Île (Big Island) | 150.0 |
| 4 | Le Clown (The Clown) | 0.4 |
| 5 | La Sentinelle perdue (The Lost Sentinel) | 0.2 |
| 6 | Les Jumeaux (The Twins) | 0.5 |
| 7 | Rocher Fendu (Split Rock) | 3.0 |
| 8 | Petite Île (Little Island) | 30.0 |
| 9 | Les Sentinelles du Diable (The Devil's Sentinels) | 1.0 |
| 10 | La Grande Aiguille (Big Needle) | 1.0 |
| 11 | La Petite Aiguille (Little Needle) | 0.2 |
| 12 | Le Hangar (The Hangar) | 1.5 |
| 13 | Le Donjon (The Keep) | 2.5 |
| 14 | (unnamed rock) | < 0.1 |
| 15 | Rocher Sud (Southern Rock) | 1.5 |
| 16 | Le Torpilleur (The Destroyer) | 0.1 |
| 17 | Le Caillou (The Stone) | 0.4 |
| 18 | L'Obélisque (The Obelisk) | 0.3 |
| 19 | Rocher Percé (Bored Rock) | 1.0 |
| Îlots des Apôtres (Apostle Islets) | 201.1 |
In the night of July 1, 1875, the Strathmore, a three-masted ship sailing between the United Kingdom and New Zealand wrecked in the vicinity after striking a reef. 44 on the 89 passengers survived on Île Grande until January 21, 1876, when they were rescued by another ship.
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- Ian Church, William Lesquin, John Nunn, Le naufrage du Strathmore en 1875 in Trois naufrages pour trois îles, Terres australes françaises au XIXème siècle, Éditions de La Dyle (1998), ISBN 9080112496
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| Overseas departments1 | French Guiana · Guadeloupe · Martinique · Réunion |
| Overseas collectivities | French Polynesia · Mayotte2 · Saint Barthelemy · Saint Martin · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Wallis and Futuna |
| Special status | New Caledonia |
| Uninhabited lands | Clipperton Island French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Amsterdam Island • Saint-Paul Island • Crozet Islands • Kerguelen Islands • Adélie Land Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean: Bassas da India3 • Europa Island3 • Glorioso Islands2, 3, 4 • Juan de Nova Island3 • Tromelin Island5) |
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1 Also known as overseas regions • 2 claimed by Comoros • 3 claimed by Madagascar • 4 claimed by Seychelles • 5 claimed by Mauritius
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1 Sovereignity over territories in Antarctica currently suspended under the Antarctic Treaty System.
