Îlots des Apôtres (Crozet)

The Îlots des Apôtres ( _en. Apostle Islets) are a group of small and uninhabited rocky islands in the northwestern part of the Crozet Archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, located at coord|45|58|S|50|27|E, 10 km north of Île aux Cochons, the largest of the Crozet Islands. Their total area is about 2 km². There are two larger islands (Île Grande - Big Island, and Île Petite - Little Island), together occupying almost 90 percent of the area. The highest peak is Mont Pierre (289 m) on Île Grand. In addition, there are about 20 rocks, with elevations between 15 and 122 meters. The largest islands and rocks, with together more than 95 percent of the area:

*Île Grande ("Big Island")
*Île Petite ("Little Island")
*Rocher Nord ("Northern Rock")
*Rocher Fendu ("Split Rock")
*Le Donjon ("The Keep")

The islands are very steep. Despite their small size, Île Grande reaches a height of 289, and Île Petite 246 m. The rocks and groups of rocks are listed from north to south:

In the night of July 1, 1875, the Strathmore, a three-masted ship sailing between the United Kingdom and New Zealand wrecked in the vicinity after striking a reef. 44 on the 89 passengers survived on Île Grande until January 21, 1876, when they were rescued by another ship.Fact|date=March 2008

External links

* [http://snack.p.lodz.pl/~bogmilka/sp6nvk/Mapy/Afryka/Crozet_Ilots_des_Apotres.gifMap]

Bibliographie

* Ian Church, William Lesquin, John Nunn, "Le naufrage du Strathmore en 1875" in "Trois naufrages pour trois îles, Terres australes françaises au XIXème siècle", Éditions de La Dyle (1998), ISBN 9080112496