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Background: |
The Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos,
Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile
Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul. They contain no permanent inhabitants
and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna. The
Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the
Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.
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Geography |
French Southern and Antarctic
Lands |
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Location: |
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" |
Geographic coordinates: |
43 00 S, 67
00 E |
Map references: |
Antarctic
Region |
Area: |
total:
7,829 sq km land: 7,829 sq km water: 0 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 |
Area - comparative: |
slightly
less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware |
Land boundaries: |
0 km |
Coastline: |
1,232 km
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic
zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen (does not include the rest of
French Southern and Antarctic Lands) |
Climate: |
antarctic
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Terrain: |
volcanic
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest
point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Ross on
Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m |
Natural resources: |
fish,
crayfish |
Land use: |
arable
land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100%
(2001) |
Irrigated land: |
0 sq km
(1998 est.) |
Natural hazards: |
Ile
Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes |
Environment - current issues: |
NA |
Geography - note: |
islands
component is widely scattered across remote locations in the
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People |
French Southern and Antarctic
Lands |
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Economy |
French Southern and Antarctic
Lands |
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Ports and harbors: |
none;
offshore anchorage only |
Merchant marine: |
total: 70 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,092,387
GRT/5,056,658 DWT by type: bulk 4, cargo 2, chemical
tanker 19, container 11, liquefied gas 7, petroleum tanker 14, roll
on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 2 foreign-owned: Denmark
2, France 49, Japan 4, Monaco 5, Norway 5, Sweden 5 (2003 est.)
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Airports: |
none
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Military |
French Southern and Antarctic
Lands |
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Disputes - international: |
French claim
to "Adelie Land" in Antarctica is not recognized by the US
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