Île Saint-Joseph
| Île Saint-Joseph | ||
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Îles du Salut | |
| Geographical location | 5 ° 16 '53 " N , 52 ° 34' 54" W | |
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| surface | 20 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 30 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The island of Île Saint-Joseph is located off the coast of French Guiana in South America and belongs to the Îles du Salut group . The now uninhabited island has been used as a prison and insane asylum since the mid-19th century . Due to the high mortality of the inmates exiled here, the island was nicknamed the Island of Tranquility or Dry Guillotine .
Today there is an outpost of the Foreign Legion on the island . On Saint-Joseph, tourists can visit the overgrown ruins of the prison buildings and the prison administration cemetery of the Iles du Salut.
Prison cell
graveyard
