Frioul archipelago
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The Frioul archipelago is a group of four islands located off the Mediterranean coast of France, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". 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 | Script error: No such module "convert". long | Script error: No such module "convert". 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 | Script error: No such module "convert". long | Script error: No such module "convert". 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 | Script error: No such module "convert". 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.
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