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Tromelin IslandGeography
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Location: |
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar | |
Geographic coordinates: |
15 52 S, 54 25 E | |
Map references: |
Africa | |
Area: |
total: 1 sq km
land: 1 sq km
water: 0 sq km | |
Area - comparative: |
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC | |
Land boundaries: |
0 km | |
Coastline: |
3.7 km | |
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation | |
Climate: |
tropical | |
Terrain: |
low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic | |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 7 m | |
Natural resources: |
fish | |
Land use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (2001) | |
Irrigated land: |
0 sq km (1998 est.) | |
Natural hazards: |
NA | |
Environment - current issues: |
NA | |
Geography - note: |
climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)
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