[1] It is located in the Caribbean Sea, about 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the island of Saint Martin, and is administered as part of the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin.

[2][3] The island has no human occupants, but has been inhabited in the past.

Between 1946 and 1950, it was the base for a former airline, Compagnie Aérienne Antillaise, which flew planes from the island's 500-metre (1,600 ft) airstrip.

[1][2][4] A 665 ha area, encompassing the island and its surrounding waters, has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports populations of green-throated caribs, Antillean crested hummingbirds, Caribbean elaenias, pearly-eyed thrashers and Lesser Antillean bullfinches, as well as seabird breeding colonies of red-billed tropicbirds and brown noddies.

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