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French Southern and Antarctic Lands Geography |
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Location:
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southeast of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land
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Geographic coordinates:
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43 00 S, 67 00 E
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Map references:
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antarctic region
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Area:
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total: 7,829 sq km
note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
water: 0 sq km
land: 7,829 sq km
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Area - comparative:
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slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware
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Land boundaries:
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0 km
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Coastline:
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1,232 km
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen (does not include the rest of French Southern and Antarctic Lands)
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Climate:
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antarctic
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Terrain:
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volcanic
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m
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Natural resources:
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fish, crayfish
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Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2001)
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Irrigated land:
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0 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards:
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Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes
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Environment - current issues:
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NA
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Geography - note:
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islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean
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