Île du Diable
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Île du Diable is a small, isolated island off the coast of French Guiana, infamous as part of France’s former penal colony where political prisoners such as Alfred Dreyfus were once held.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Île du Diable canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former penal colony site
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| access | restricted ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Dreyfus affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French colonial history
ⓘ
political repression in France ⓘ |
| belongsToArchipelago | Îles du Salut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| coveredBy | dense vegetation ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
no longer used as a prison
ⓘ
uninhabited ⓘ |
| distanceFromCoastApprox | about 11 km ⓘ |
| formerFunction | high-security prison island ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of historical interest ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
penal colony
ⓘ
place of exile ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | devil ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Devil’s Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Île Royale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Île Saint-Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
imprisonment of Alfred Dreyfus
ⓘ
symbol of injustice in French history ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner | Alfred Dreyfus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offCoastOf | French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salvation Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Îles du Salut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfPenalSystem | Bagne de Cayenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penalColonyOperatedBy |
French Third Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South America ⓘ |
| reputation |
harsh conditions
ⓘ
infamous penal colony ⓘ isolation ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
difficult to escape
ⓘ
surrounded by strong currents ⓘ |
| territorialStatus | overseas region of France ⓘ |
| tourismStatus | limited tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
convicted criminals
ⓘ
political prisoners ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.