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Devil's Island

Cayenne's Prison in French Guiana
Organization island Q220385
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Devil's Island

Summary

Devil's Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,446 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Devil's Island is located in Cayenne[3].
  • Devil's Island is located in Kourou[4].
  • Devil's Island is in the country of France[5].
  • Devil's Island is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[6].
  • Devil's Island's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • Devil's Island's instance of is recorded as prison[8].
  • devil is named after Devil's Island[9].
  • Devil's Island is part of Salvation's Islands[10].
  • Devil's Island's Commons category is recorded as Île du Diable[11].
  • Devil's Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−03:00[12].
  • Devil's Island's occupant is recorded as Alfred Dreyfus[13].
  • Devil's Island's occupant is recorded as Henri Charrière[14].
  • Devil's Island's occupant is recorded as René Belbenoît[15].
  • Devil's Island's occupant is recorded as Francis Lagrange[16].
  • 1852 marks the founding of Devil's Island[17].
  • Devil's Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.29389, 'lon': -52.5833}[18].
  • Devil's Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Salvation's Islands[19].
  • Devil's Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Devil's Island[20].
  • Devil's Island's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/diablov-ostrov/[21].
  • Devil's Island's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22].
  • Devil's Island's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[23].
  • Devil's Island's date of official opening is recorded as 1852[24].
  • Devil's Island's different from is recorded as Dry Guillotine[25].
  • Devil's Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.94'}[26].
  • Devil's Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+40'}[27].

Body

Founding

1852 marks the founding of Devil's Island[17].

Identity

Devil's Island is part of Salvation's Islands[10].

Why It Matters

Devil's Island ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,446 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Alfred Dreyfus France Henri Charrière Kourou

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Cayenne, Kourou
    Different from → Dry Guillotine
    Width → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.32'}
    Topic's main category → Category:Devil's Island
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/diablov-ostrov/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jark"
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