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There have been some changes in the geography of this atoll since the first maps were published in the mid-19th century. Île St. Brandon, which was covered with coconut trees when the first survey of this atoll was done, is now just a sandbank. On the other hand, in the western rim of Peros Banhos,
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were there; among them were two women and five
Catholic priests. Rangel mentions that there were weeds and grasses and that about ten thousand birds lived on that Island. While the birds lasted the castaways survived, but they began to die in great numbers after having eaten most of the bird
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The atoll has a total area of 503 km (194 sq mi), but a land area of only 9.6 km (3.7 sq mi), made up by some 32 islets. 490 km (189 sq mi), most of the remaining surface is occupied by the lagoon, which is connected to the open sea and the
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The islands in the eastern part are part of the Peros Banhos Strict Nature
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in 1837. After
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Since 1756 Île du Coin was home to a population of up to 500 people. Most of the inhabitants, the
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The earliest and most interesting description of Peros Banhos was written by Manoel Rangel in
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459:Île Pierre
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231:Portuguese
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208:discovered
204:Portuguese
177:Addu Atoll
159:Île Pierre
155:Île Manoël
121:coral reef
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957:Owen Bank
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444:Île Verte
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420:Île Poule
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