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Which island off the coast of French Guiana was the site of a notorious prison?
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Devil's Island.
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Where is The Devil's island in the Caribbean?
The penal colony of Cayenne (French: Bagne de Cayenne), commonly known as Devil's Island, was a notorious prison of the 19th and 20th centuries. It operated at several locations in French Guiana. Opened in 1852, it is notorious for being used for internal exile of French political prisoners during that period,[1]the most famous of which was Captain Alfred Dreyfus. The system was closed down in 1953.
What was a famous French Guiana prison?
Devil's Island...Was site of Papillon written by Henri Charrière.More information can be had here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Island
Which of these was the site of a lighthouse before it became a notorious island prison?
Alcatraz
Where is the most notorious confederate prison located at?
Andersonville Prison, Georgia
Is Alcatraz a man made island?
No, Alcatraz is not a man-made island. It is a rocky island located in San Francisco Bay in California, USA. It is known for its former high-security prison that housed some of the most notorious criminals in American history.
What is a sentence for notorious?
She is notorious for always showing up late for the PTA meetings. The notorious outlaw was finally captured and sent to prison.
Where was the notorious confederate prison in Georgia?
Andersonville - scandalously overcrowded.
What is the word Alcatraz definition?
Alcatraz refers to a former maximum-security federal prison located on an island in San Francisco Bay. It is now a popular tourist attraction known for housing notorious criminals such as Al Capone.
Where is the black widow when you finish Counterfeit Island?
Hopefully she is locked up in prison, for art theft, assault, and impersonating a police officer. Evidently the French island has a loose prison system, because she can be seen (on parole?) as a contestant on Reality TV island.
Is there a difference between robben island and robben island prison?
...the prison is on the island.
Is prison in french masculine or feminine?
The word "prison" in French is feminine. It is "la prison".
Was Andersonville was a Union Civil War prison camp?
Andersonville Prison was a confederate prison that was notorious for its cruelty towards union prisoners. I believe it was located in Richmond, VA.
