Amirante Islands
Islands
There are eight single islands (five low sand cays and three uplifted sand cays), plus three atolls with a total of 18 islets (St.

Amirante Islands

Section Title: Islands
Table Section Text: There are eight single islands (five low sand cays and three uplifted sand cays), plus three atolls with a total of 18 islets (St.

Island/Atoll/Reef (alternate name)	type	Area (km2)	Pop. est.	Location

1	Lady Denison-Pender	submerged shoal	04°49′S 53°20′E / 4.817°S 53.333°E

2	African Banks (African Islands)	sand cay	0.04	04°53′S 53°24′E / 4.883°S 53.400°E

3	Remire Reef	drying reef	05°05′S 53°21′E / 5.083°S 53.350°E

4	Remire (Eagle)	uplifted sand cay	0.27	6	05°07′S 53°19′E / 5.117°S 53.317°E

5	D'Arros	sand cay	1.71	42	05°24.5′S 53°18′E / 5.4083°S 53.300°E

6	St. Joseph	atoll	1.63	0	05°25′S 53°20′E / 5.417°S 53.333°E

7	Bertaut	sand cay	0.002	05°39′06″S 53°14′18″E / 5.65167°S 53.23833°E

8	Desroches	atoll	4.02	100	05°41′S 53°41′E / 5.683°S 53.683°E

9	Poivre	atoll	2.78	10	05°46′S 53°19′E / 5.767°S 53.317°E

10	Étoile	sand cay	0.05	05°53′S 53°01′E / 5.883°S 53.017°E

11	Boudeuse	sand cay	0.03	06°05′31″S 52°49′50″E / 6.09194°S 52.83056°E

12	Marie Louise	uplifted sand cay	0.556	150	06°11′S 53°08′E / 6.183°S 53.133°E

13	Desnœufs (Île des Noeufs)	uplifted sand cay	0.45	06°14′S 53°03′E / 6.233°S 53.050°E

Amirante Islands	island chain	11.5	300	04°49' to 06°14'S, 52°50° to 53°41'E

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