Pelé islet owes its name to its dry, very rocky, and almost devoid of vegetation soil. It is part of an archipelago of eight islets in Baie du François, on the Atlantic coast of Martinique, and is located south of Pointe Duplessis and Thierry islet, in alignment with Long islet. Triangular, the volcanic and rocky Pelé islet (0.6 acre / 0.25 ha) extends over a length of 429 ft (131 m) and a width of 111 ft (34 m). Flat, it rises 13 ft (4 m) above the ocean. It is formed of a set of coarse hyaloclastites (lava solidified on contact with water) probably from eruptions of neighboring islets. Highly threatened by marine erosion, Pelé islet is the subject of a program to re-vegetalize its soil by planting grasses, shrubs, and dynamic tree formations.