French Southern & Antarctic Lands: Geography

The World Factbook 1993: French Southern and Antarctic Lands Geography

Location: in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia

Area: total area: 7,781 km2 land area: 7,781 km2 comparative area: slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Delaware

note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Crozet; excludes Terre Adelie claim of about 500,000 km2 in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 1,232 km

Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen only territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: Terre Adelie claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US

Climate: antarctic

Terrain: volcanic

Natural resources: fish, crayfish

Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%

Irrigated land: 0 km2

Environment: Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes

Note: remote location in the southern Indian Ocean