Rocky Islands dot French Guiana’s coast : îles and battures du Connétable, iletsde Rémire and battures du Centre Littoral, îles du Salut and banc de Lamotte-Picquet.
Their uplift is thought to be due to the weight imposed by the Amazondelta on the oceanic crust. Unique between the Amazon and the Orinoco, they arevery important in the life cycles of many species: feeding, reproduction andmigration passage. The Île du Grand Connétable wildlife sanctuary is the onlyexclusively marine reserve of the entire Guiana Shield coastline.

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