- Devil’s Island
- nickname for French Guiana penal colony in use up to 1950 and the Isle off its coast where Alfred Dreyfus was imprisoned from 1894 to 1899
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Devil’s Island
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Devil's Island — one of a group of French islands off the coast of French Guiana: site of a former penal colony … English World dictionary
Devil's Island — For other uses, see Devils Island (disambiguation). Coordinates: 5°17′38″N 52°35′0″W / 5.29389°N 52.583333°W / 5.29389; 52.583333 … Wikipedia
Devil's Island — In diesem Artikel oder Abschnitt fehlen folgende wichtige Informationen: Vollständige Inhaltsangabe Du kannst Wikipedia helfen, indem du sie recherchierst und einfügst … Deutsch Wikipedia
Devil’s Island — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Devil s Island Originaltitel Djöflaeyjan Produk … Deutsch Wikipedia
Devil's Island (Lake Temagami) — Devil s Island is an island located on the north arm of Lake Temagami, in Ontario, Canada. Keewaydin Canoe Camp is based on Devil s Island, in the shadow of Devil s Mountain and across from Granny s Bay in the northern section of the lake.… … Wikipedia
Devil's Island (1939 film) — Devil s Island Directed by William Clemens Produced by Bryan Foy … Wikipedia
Devil's Island — Devil s Is|land an island near the coast of French Guiana in South America, which was used as a prison by France until 1938 … Dictionary of contemporary English
Devil`s Island — island north of French Guiana (formerly a French prison colony for political prisoners, among them was Alfred Dreyfus) … English contemporary dictionary
Devil's Island (1996 film) — Djöflaeyjan (Devil s Island) is a 1996 film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. It is a dark comedy filmed in the Keflavik area of South west Iceland. The story depicts a group of otherwise homeless families living in barracks abandoned by the… … Wikipedia
Devil's Island — or French Île du Diable geographical name island French Guiana in the Safety Islands group; former penal colony … New Collegiate Dictionary
Devil's Island — Dev′il s Is′land n. geg a small island off the coast of French Guiana: former French penal colony fr., Île du Diable … From formal English to slang
