Total area: 7,781 km2
land area: 7,781 km2
includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Crozet
excludes claim not recognized by the US of about 500,000 km2 in Antarctica known as Terre Adelie

Comparative area: slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Delaware

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 1,232 km

Maritime claims: @m5Contiguous zone: 12 nm @m5Continental shelf: 200 meters or to depth of exploration
@m5Extended economic zone: 200 nm
@m5Territorial sea: 12 nm

Disputes: claim in Antarctica (Terre Adelie) not recognized by the US

Climate: antarctic

Terrain: volcanic

Natural resources: fish, crayfish

Land use: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other

Environment: Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes

Note: located in the southern Indian Ocean about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia

NOTE: The information regarding French Southern and Antarctic Lands on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of French Southern and Antarctic Lands Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about French Southern and Antarctic Lands Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.