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Tromelin Island Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(possession of France)

Location:

Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

1 sq km

land area:

1 sq km

comparative area:

about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

3.7 km

Maritime claims:

contiguous zone:

12 nm

continental shelf:

200-m depth or to depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

claimed by Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles

Climate:

tropical

Terrain:

sandy

Natural resources:

fish

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

other:

100% (scattered bushes)

Irrigated land:

0 sq km

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

international agreements:

Note:

climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary

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