Île mystérieuse
| Not yet named | ||
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| Waters | Biscay | |
| Geographical location | 45 ° 36 '21.6 " N , 1 ° 9' 10.8" W | |
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| surface | 4 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 4 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
A Ile mystérieuse so tentatively and provisionally named for the novel The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne , was created after the storm Klaus in January 2009, a sandbar in March of that year, before the Gironde - estuary in the Atlantic during the Cordouan Lighthouse .
The island, which belongs to the Domaine public maritime and in principle administratively to the municipality of Le Verdon-sur-Mer in the Médoc , was first sighted in March 2009. Storm Xynthia at the end of February 2010 had no lasting effects. The island is growing and reached a size of 4 hectares and a maximum height of 4 to 5 meters by summer 2010. A sparse vegetation and a limited fauna have set in. The previous official non-existence has made both official mapping and a possible under-protection position difficult.
Web links
- "En Gironde," l'île mystérieuse "veut continuer d'émerger"
- "L'île mystérieuse de Cordouan attire les curieux" (with links to articles by The Guardian, Le Journal du Dimanche and Figaro )
- Report "Stéphane Place en direct de l'île mystérieuse"
- "Cordouan, l'île branchée"