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Safety Islands

American  

plural noun

  1. a group of three islands in the Caribbean, off the coast of French Guiana, belonging to France.

Safety Islands British  

plural noun

  1. French name: Îles du Salut.  a group of three small French islands in the Atlantic, off the coast of French Guiana

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Only a handful of the most desperate prisoners are actually confined on Devil's Island, one of the three "Safety Islands" off the Guiana Coast.

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