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Introduction: TROMELIN ISLANDS
First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station.
GEOGRAPHY
Country name: conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tromelin Island
local long form: none
local short form: Ile Tromelin
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Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Geographic Coordinates: 15 52 S, 54 25 E
Area: total: 1 sq km
land: 1 sq km
water: 0 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
Elavation Extremes: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 7 m
Natural Resources: fish
GOVERNEMENT
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Administratives Divisions: Dependency status:possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
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Legal System; the laws of France, where applicable, apply
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PEOPLE
Population: uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2005 est.)
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COMUNICATIONS
Telephones - main lines in use: ( important meteorological station )
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Ports and harbors: none; offshore anchorage only
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Airports: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
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