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Tromelin Island Geography
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| Location: |
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
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| Geographic coordinates: |
15 52 S, 54 25 E
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| Area: |
total:
1 sq km
land:
1 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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| Maritime claims: |
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Terrain: |
low, flat, and sandy
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point:
unnamed location 7 m
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| Land use: |
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (scattered bushes)
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| Irrigated land: |
0 sq km (1993)
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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| Geography - note: |
climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary
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