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Area > Comparative about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Land	1 sq km		[17th of 238]
Area > Total	1 sq km		[15th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[6th of 239]
Climate	tropical
Coastline	3.7 km		[226th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	unnamed location 7 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Indian Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	15 52 S, 54 25 E
Geography > Note climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)
Land use > Arable land	0%		[250th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[245th of 258]
Location Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Map references Africa
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[1st of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[1st of 191]
Natural resources	fish
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[233rd of 256]
Terrain low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic

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