Location: south of Africa, islands in the southern Indian
Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia;
note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands includes 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: 7,781 sq km
land: 7,781 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
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen only
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: antarctic
Terrain: volcanic
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%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 100%
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1993)
Natural hazards: Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct
volcanoes
Environment - current issues: NA
Geography - note: remote location in the southern Indian
Ocean
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