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

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

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 1,232 km

Maritime claims: Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (Iles Kerguelen only)
Territorial sea: 12 nm

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

Climate: antarctic

Terrain: volcanic

Natural resources: fish, crayfish

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

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 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of French Southern and Antarctic Lands Geography 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about French Southern and Antarctic Lands Geography 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.