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AF-008.jpgAF-008 Crozet Islands51 viewsThe Crozet Islands (French: Îles Crozet; or, officially, Archipel Crozet) are a sub-antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean. The research station there is staffed by 18 to 30 people (varying by season). They perform meteorological, biological, and geological research, and maintain a seismograph and a geomagnetic observatory (IAGA code: CZT). The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization also has listening equipment on the island.
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af-003r.jpgAF-003R Ascension Island50 viewsAscension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56' south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) from the coast of Africa and 2,250 kilometres (1,400 mi) from the coast of Brazil. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The island is the location of RAF Ascension Island, which is a Royal Air Force station, a European Space Agency rocket tracking station, an Anglo-American signals intelligence facility and the BBC World Service Atlantic Relay Station.
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AF-011R.jpgAF-011R Glorioso Islands49 viewsThe Glorioso Islands (Archipel des Glorieuses) are a group of French islands and rocks totaling 5 square kilometres (1,200 acres). They are geographically part of the Comoro Islands between the French overseas region of Mayotte and the nation of Madagascar. Politically they are part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, a French overseas territory. In 2012, France founded parc naturel marin des Glorieuses, a marine protected area, to preserve the endangered flora and fauna of the islands.
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AF-012R.jpgAF-012R Juan de Nova Island49 viewsJuan de Nova Island also known as Saint-Christophe, is a French tropical island in the narrowest part of the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique. It is a low, flat island, 4.4 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi) in size. Anchorage is possible off the northeast of the island which also has a 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) airstrip. Administratively, the island is one of the Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean, a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The island is garrisoned by French troops from Réunion and has a weather station
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AF-018R.jpgAF-018R Pantelleria Island48 viewsPantelleria, the ancient Cossyra or Cossura, is an Italian island and comune in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Sicily and 60 km (37 mi) east of the Tunisian coast.
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AF-005.jpgAF-005 Cape Verde Leeward Islands (aka Sotavento)46 viewsThe Sotavento Islands (literally, the Leeward) is the southern island group of the Cape Verde archipelago, an independent state that lies off the Atlantic Coast of northwest Africa. Its population of around 540,000 is mostly of mixed European, Moorish, Arab and African heritage, and predominantly Roman Catholic, reflecting the legacy of Portuguese rule.
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AF-016.jpgAF-016 Reunion Island46 viewsRéunion is an overseas department and region of France and an island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of Mauritius. As of January 2019, it had a population of 866,506. Reunion is one of the 18 regions of France, with the modified status of overseas region, and an integral part of the republic with the same status as Metropolitan France. Réunion is an outermost region of the European Union and, as an overseas department of France, part of the eurozone
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AF-017.jpgAF-017 Rodrigues Island46 viewsRodrigues is a 108-square-kilometre (42 sq mi) autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about 560 kilometres (350 mi) east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands which include Mauritius and Réunion. It is of volcanic origin and is surrounded by coral reef. Rodrigues gained autonomous status on 10 December 2002, and it is governed by the Rodrigues Regional Assembly. The capital of the island is Port Mathurin.
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af-001.jpgAF-001 Agalega Islands45 viewsAgaléga (French: îles Agaléga) are two outer islands of Mauritius located in the Indian Ocean, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) north of Mauritius island. The population of the islands as at July 2011 was estimated at 300. The islands have a total area of 2,600 hectares. The North island is 12.5 km long and 1.5 km wide, while the South island is 7 km long and 4.5 km wide. The North Island is home to the islands' airstrip and the capital Vingt Cinq.
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AF-004.jpgAF-004 Canary Islands45 viewsThe Canary Islands are a Spanish archipelago and the southernmost autonomous community of Spain located in the Atlantic Ocean, 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Morocco at the closest point. The islands are a major tourist destination with over 12 million visitors per year, especially Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. During the time of the Spanish Empire, the Canaries were the main stopover for Spanish galleons on their way to the Americas, which came south to catch the prevailing northeasterly trade winds.
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AF-005R.jpgAF-005R Leeward Islands (aka Sotavento)45 viewsThe Sotavento Islands (literally, the Leeward) is the southern island group of the Cape Verde archipelago, an independent state that lies off the Atlantic Coast of northwest Africa. Its population of around 540,000 is mostly of mixed European, Moorish, Arab and African heritage, and predominantly Roman Catholic, reflecting the legacy of Portuguese rule.
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AF-010.jpgAF-010 Bioco (aka Fernando Poo) Island44 viewsBioko is an island 32 km (20 mi) off the west coast of Africa, and the northernmost part of the country of Equatorial Guinea. The island is located off Cameroon, in the Bight of Bonny portion of the Gulf of Guinea. The island has a population of 334,463 inhabitants (2015 Census). Located on Punta Europa, west of Malabo, the Alba Gas Plant processes natural gas delivered from offshore production wells.
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AF-017R.jpgAF-017R Rodrigues Island44 viewsRodrigues is a 108-square-kilometre (42 sq mi) autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about 560 kilometres (350 mi) east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands which include Mauritius and Réunion. It is of volcanic origin and is surrounded by coral reef. Rodrigues gained autonomous status on 10 December 2002, and it is governed by the Rodrigues Regional Assembly. The capital of the island is Port Mathurin.
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af-002.jpgAF-002 Amsterdam & St Paul Islands43 viewsAmsterdam & St Paul Islands are two volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean. The only way to visit the islands is on the French research vessel Marion Dufresne II which services the Martin-de-Viviès research station on Amsterdam Island which is the seasonal home to about thirty researchers and staff studying biology, meteorology, and geomagnetics. The island is roughly equidistant to the land masses of Madagascar, Australia, and Antarctica
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AF-015.jpgAF-015 Saint Brandon Islands42 viewsSaint Brandon, also known as the Cargados Carajos Shoals, is an Indian Ocean archipelago about 430 kilometres (270 mi) northeast of Mauritius consisting of a number of sand banks, shoals and islets. Politically, Saint Brandon is part of the territory of Mauritius and is grouped within the Outer Islands of Mauritius along with Agaléga, The islands are now uninhabited
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af-003.jpgAF-003 Ascension Island41 viewsAscension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56' south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) from the coast of Africa and 2,250 kilometres (1,400 mi) from the coast of Brazil. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The island is the location of RAF Ascension Island, which is a Royal Air Force station, a European Space Agency rocket tracking station, an Anglo-American signals intelligence facility and the BBC World Service Atlantic Relay Station.
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AF-011.jpgAF-011 Glorioso Islands40 viewsThe Glorioso Islands (Archipel des Glorieuses) are a group of French islands and rocks totaling 5 square kilometres (1,200 acres). They are geographically part of the Comoro Islands between the French overseas region of Mayotte and the nation of Madagascar. Politically they are part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, a French overseas territory. In 2012, France founded parc naturel marin des Glorieuses, a marine protected area, to preserve the endangered flora and fauna of the islands.
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AF-006.jpgAF-006 Diego Garcia Island39 viewsDiego Garcia is a militarised atoll just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, and the largest of 60 small islands comprising the Chagos Archipelago. In May 2019, the United Nations General Assembly affirmed the decision of the International Court of Justice and demanded that the United Kingdom withdraw its colonial administration from the Islands and cooperate with Mauritius to facilitate the resettlement of Mauritian nationals in the archipelago.
“In 2016, there were discussions between the United Kingdom and the United States concerning the continuing importance of the joint base. Neither party gave notice to terminate and the agreement remains in force until 2036.
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