The World Factbook (1990)/Glorioso Islands
Glorioso Islands
(French possession)
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See regional map VII
Geography
Total area: 5 km²; land area: 5 km²;
includes Île Glorieuse, Île du Lys, Verte
Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock
Comparative area: about 8.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: 35.2 km
Maritime claims:
- Contiguous zone: 12 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 meters or to depth of exploitation
- Extended economic zone 200 nm
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
Disputes: claimed by Madagascar
Climate: tropical
Terrain: undetermined
Natural resources: guano, coconuts
Land use: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other lush vegetation and coconut palms
Environment: subject to periodic cyclones
Note: located in the Indian Ocean just north of the Mozambique Channel between Africa and Madagascar
People
Population: uninhabited
Government
Long-form name: none
Type: French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Daniel CONSTANTIN, resident in Reunion
Economy
Overview: no economic activity
Communications
Airports: 1 with runway 1,220-2,439 m
Ports: none; offshore anchorage only
Defense Forces
Note: defense is the responsibility of
France