Îles du Connétable

The Îles du Connétable (Constable Islands) are two islands within French Guiana (Grand Connétable and Petit Connétable) that were claimed under the Guano Islands Act of 1856 for the United States of America.[1]

Îles du Connétable
Location of the Îles du Connétable in the Atlantic Ocean

The word "Connétable" is either a deformation of the Dutch word "constapel", which means gunner in Dutch or a deformation of the French "Commis de l'Étable" which means "Clerk of the Stable".

See also

The word Connetable means "Supreme Commander of the French Armies"

References
  1. United States. Court of Claims; District of Columbia. Court of Appeals (1883). The Federal Reporter. National reporter system--United States series. West Publishing Company. p. 285. Retrieved 14 September 2018.



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