Location: southeast and east of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, some near Madagascar and others about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island 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"
Terrain: <strong>Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul):</strong> a volcanic island with steep coastal cliffs; the center floor of the volcano is a large plateau<br><br><strong>Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul):</strong> triangular in shape, the island is the top of a volcano, rocky with steep cliffs on the eastern side; has active thermal springs<br><br><strong>Iles Crozet:</strong> a large archipelago formed from the Crozet Plateau is divided into two groups of islands<br><br><strong>Iles Kerguelen:</strong> the interior of the large island of Ile Kerguelen is composed of high mountains, hills, valleys, and plains with peninsulas stretching off its coasts <br><br><strong>Bassas da India (Iles Eparses):</strong> atoll, awash at high tide; shallow (15 m) lagoon<strong><br><br>Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island:</strong> low, flat, and sandy<br><br><strong>Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses):</strong> low, flat, sandy; likely volcanic seamount
Climate: <strong>Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul:</strong> oceanic with persistent westerly winds and high humidity <br><br><strong>Iles Crozet:</strong> windy, cold, wet, and cloudy <br><br><strong>Iles Kerguelen:</strong> oceanic, cold, overcast, windy <br><br><strong>Iles Eparses:</strong> tropical
fish, crayfish, note, Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) have guano, phosphates, and coconuts
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: null%, Female: null%)
very small, fishing-based, domestic economic activity; military base servicing
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