Bretagne: L'Ile Rouzie, one of the Sept Iles

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L'Ile Rouzie, one of the Sept Iles
Coast de Granit Rose, close to Ploumanac'h
Between Perros - Guirec and Trégastel

Home of the gannet; the birds chose this island for their colony in 1939. In 2004 there were 17.000 pairs of birds. This colony is unique in France and is the most southern in Europe. The gannets are present on the island from January to September.
L'Ile Rouzie, one of the Sept Iles
Date: Jun 14, 2008
Longitude: -3° 25.93'
Latitude: 48° 53.55'

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