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Area > A 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
Source: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Area > Note excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Climate	antarctic
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Coastline	1,232 km		[85th of 271]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Highest point Mont de la Dives on Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 867 m; unnamed location on Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 272 m; Pic Marion-Dufresne in Iles Crozet 1,090 m; Mont Ross in Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m; unnamed location on Bassas de India (Iles Eparses) 2.4 m; unnamed location on Europa Island (Iles Eparses) 24 m; unnamed location on Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses) 12 m; unnamed location on Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses) 10 m; unnamed location on Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) 7 m
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Indian Ocean 0 m
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geography > Note islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Irrigated land	0 sq km		[169th of 196]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land	0%		[217th of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Other	100%		[4th of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[200th of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
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"
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Map references	Antarctic Region
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[12th of 123]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[13th of 191]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural hazards Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are inactive volcanoes; Iles Eparses subject to periodic cyclones; Bassas da India is a maritime hazard since it is under water for a period of three hours prior to and following the high tide and surrounded by reefs
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural resources fish, crayfish; note: Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) have guano, phosphates, and coconuts
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[236th of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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