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| Tromelin Island - Geography (Facts) |
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| Location: |
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar |
| Geographic coordinates: |
15 52 S, 54 25 E |
| Map references: |
Africa |
| Area: |
total: 1 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 1 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: |
0 km |
| Coastline: |
3.7 km |
| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| Climate: |
tropical |
| Terrain: |
low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 7 m |
| Natural resources: |
fish |
| Land use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (2001) |
| Irrigated land: |
0 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards: |
NA |
| Environment - current issues: |
NA |
| Geography - note: |
climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises) |
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