Tromelin Island

Possession of France

 
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GEOGRAPHY

Location

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

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
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: 7 m

Natural Resources

Fish

Land Use

Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Meadows and pastures: 0%
Forest and woodland: 0%
Other: 100% (scattered bushes)

Irrigated Land

0 sq km

Environment

Current issues: NA
Natural hazards: NA
International agreements: NA

Note: Climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary

PEOPLE

Population

Uninhabited

GOVERNMENT

Names

Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Tromelin Island
Local long form: none
Local short form: Ile Tromelin

Digraph

Type

French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion

Capital

None; administered by France from Reunion

Independence

None (possession of France)

ECONOMY

Overview

No economic activity

TRANSPORTATION

Ports

None; offshore anchorage only

Airports

Total: 1
With paved runways under 914 m: 1

COMMUNICATIONS

Note: Important meteorological station

DEFENSE FORCES

Note: Defense is the responsibility of France

History
World Atlas

last updated: 13 october 1997

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