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| Glorioso Islands - Geography (Facts) |
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| Location: |
Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar |
| Geographic coordinates: |
11 30 S, 47 20 E |
| Map references: |
Africa |
| Area: |
total: 5 sq km
note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock
water: 0 sq km
land: 5 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: |
0 km |
| Coastline: |
35.2 km |
| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate: |
tropical |
| Terrain: |
low and flat |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 12 m |
| Natural resources: |
guano, coconuts |
| Land use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (2001) |
| Irrigated land: |
0 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards: |
periodic cyclones |
| Environment - current issues: |
NA |
| Geography - note: |
the islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system |
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