Why is Holy Isle called Holy Isle?

The earliest recorded name for Holy Isle was Inis Shroin, which is old Gaelic for 'Island of the Water Spirit'. After the time when the Celtic Christian saint St. Molaise lived on the island at the end of the 6th century, it became known as Eilean Molaise, which is Gaelic for 'Molaise's Island'.

What is Îles Ehotilé National Park?

Îles Ehotilé National Park is a national park of the Ivory Coast in the Sud-Comoé region. The park consists of a group of low islands and the intervening channels that separate Aby Lagoon from the Atlantic Ocean. The national park was established in 1974 on the initiative of the local communities who wished to protect their historical sites.

What are the names of the British Isles?

Other names used to describe the islands include the Anglo-Celtic Isles, Atlantic archipelago (a term coined by the historian J. G. A. Pocock in 1975 ), British-Irish Isles, Britain and Ireland, UK and Ireland, and British Isles and Ireland.

How big are the British Isles?

This article is a list of some of the islands that form the British Isles that have an area of one kilometre squared (247 acres) or larger, listing area and population data. The total area of the islands is 314,965 km 2 (121,608 sq. mi.).