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

Geographic coordinates:
11 30 S, 47 20 E

Map references:
Africa

Area:
total: 5 sq km
land: 5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock

Area - comparative:
about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
0 km

Coastline:
35.2 km

Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate:
tropical

Terrain:
low and flat

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 12 m

Natural resources:
guano, coconuts

Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (2005)

Irrigated land:
0 sq km

Natural hazards:
periodic cyclones

Environment - current issues:
NA