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Glorioso Islands Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(possession of France)

Location:

Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

5 sq km

land area:

5 sq km

comparative area:

about 8.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

note:

includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

35.2 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

claimed by Madagascar

Climate:

tropical

Terrain:

Natural resources:

guano, coconuts

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

other:

100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms)

Irrigated land:

0 sq km

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

periodic cyclones

international agreements:

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