The Frioul archipelago, off Marseille.

The Frioul archipelago is a group of four islands located off the Mediterranean coast of France, approximately 4 kilometres (2 miles) 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.

IslandLengthHeightNotes
Pomègues2.7 km (1.7 mi) long89 m (292 ft) highThe 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]
Ratonneau2.5 km (1.6 mi) long89 m (292 ft) high
IfSite 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 Tiboulen30 m (98 ft) highMeaning "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.

See also

References

  1. H.O. Pub. 1917. pp. 106–107. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. Shell, Marc (2014). Islandology: Geography, Rhetoric, Politics. Stanford University Press. p. 202. ISBN 9780804789264. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

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