Back جزر السلام Arabic Inizi ar Silvidigezh Breton Îles du Salut CEB Îles du Salut German Νήσοι της Σωτηρίας Greek Islas de la Salvación Spanish Îles du Salut French איי הישועה HE Otoci spasa Croatian Hjálpræðiseyjar Icelandic
The Salvation Islands (French: Îles du Salut, so called because the missionaries went there to escape plague on the mainland), sometimes mistakenly[citation needed] called the Safety Islands, are a group of small islands of volcanic[citation needed] origin about 11 kilometres (6 nautical miles) off the coast of French Guiana, 14 kilometres (7+1⁄2 nautical miles) north of Kourou, in the Atlantic Ocean. Although closer to Kourou, the islands are part of Cayenne commune (municipality), specifically Cayenne 1er Canton Nord-Ouest.