Îles d'Hyères
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The Îles d'Hyères (Script error: No such module "IPA".), also known as Îles d'Or (Script error: No such module "IPA".), are a group of four Mediterranean islands off Hyères in the Var department of Southeastern France. Their old name is the Stoechades Islands from Template:Langx Stoikhádes from Script error: No such module "Lang". stoikhás meaning “in a row one behind another”.[1]
A unique species of lavender named Lavandula stoechas was discovered here by Pedanius Dioscorides.[2]
Islands
With a combined area of Script error: No such module "convert"., the Îles d'Hyères consist of
- Porquerolles – Script error: No such module "convert"., an extension of the Giens peninsula
- Port-Cros – Script error: No such module "convert"., the most mountainous, part of Port-Cros National Park, noted for rare flora and as a bird refuge
- Île du Bagaud – Script error: No such module "convert"., part of the same national park, and without permitted access
- Île du Levant – Script error: No such module "convert"., mostly for military use, partly a long-established naturist community centered on the privately owned village of Héliopolis
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Porquerolles
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Port-Cros
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Île du Bagaud
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Île du Levant
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