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French Southern and Antarctic Lands Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(overseas territory of France)

Location:

Southern Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - "French Southern and Antarctic Lands" includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antartica, "Terre Adelie"; the United States does not recognize the French claim to "Terre Adelie"

Map references:

Antarctic Region

Area:

total area:

7,781 sq km

land area:

7,781 sq km

comparative area:

slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Delaware

note:

includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Terre Adelie" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

1,232 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm from Iles Kerguelen only

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

"Terre Adelie" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US

Climate:

antarctic

Terrain:

volcanic

Natural resources:

fish, crayfish

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

other:

100%

Irrigated land:

0 sq km

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes

international agreements:

Note:

remote location in the southern Indian Ocean

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