l'île du Gouvernement is an island in the

St. Brandon It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been Anglicised to Saint Brandon and is also known as the Cargad ...

archipelago. The island is uninhabited, and mostly functions as a bird and turtle sanctuary.

References

Islands of St. Brandon Mascarene Islands Outer Islands of Mauritius Reefs of the Indian Ocean Fishing areas of the Indian Ocean Insular ecology Important Bird Areas of Mauritius Flora of Mauritius Atolls of the Indian Ocean Biodiversity Conchology {{Mauritius-geo-stub