Tromelin Island (/ ˌ t r oʊ m l ɪ n / [citation needed]; French: Île Tromelin, pronounced [il tʁɔmlɛ̃]), once called the Isle of Sand, is a low, flat island in the Indian Ocean about 500 km (310 mi; 270 nmi) north of Réunion and about 450 km (280 mi; 240 nmi) east of Madagascar.

Oct 11, 2016 · Tromelin Island is a tiny island 280 miles east of Madagascar. Surrounded by coral reefs, the island is hard to reach, except by fate. In 1722, the French ship Utine (“useful” in French) traveled from Mauritius to Madagascar carrying a …

Sep 19, 2023 · In 1761, after the shipwreck of l'Utile on the coral reefs of Île de Sable (now Tromelin Island), a tiny atoll lost in the Indian Ocean, Malagasy slaves were abandoned to their fate. Excavations and eyewitness accounts now provide a better understanding of their survival during 15 years of isolation.

Dec 5, 2024 · In 1761, a French ship ran aground on Tromelin Island, abandoning 80 Malagasy slaves to an unimaginable fate. Fifteen years later, an extraordinary rescue revealed a story of courage, ingenuity, and humanity in the face of adversity.

Jul 9, 2016 · The survivors, a group of about sixty people, made it to Tromelin Island, which is frequently wiped clean by typhoons. After six months on the island, the remaining sailors completed a seaworthy craft and escaped—the others …

Tromelin Island is a minor one of the islands of the Indian Ocean, approximately 800 km (500 miles) east of Madagascar and 800 km north of Réunion. It makes up one of the many Scattered islands of the Indian Ocean, which is one of the five administrative districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

In 1776, 57 years after Daniel Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe, eight people were rescued from a tiny, treeless island in the Indian Ocean.

Nov 26, 2014 · Tromelin Island, off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean is little more than a speck of sand covered in low-lying scrub plants, but miraculously, a group of more than 60...

Dec 27, 2024 · Tromelin Island, a small uninhabited speck of land in the Indian Ocean, is a place steeped in both natural beauty and a remarkable survival story. Despite its size of just 1 square kilometer, Tromelin carries a rich history that blends human perseverance and …

Feb 25, 2022 · Tromelin is a small coral reef island located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 440 km East of Madagascar and 580 km North of La Réunion in the Indian ocean. The low, flat, sandy island is a part of French overseas territory.