Glorioso Islands

Glorioso Islands Geography

Location
Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar

Geographic coordinates
11 30 S, 47 20 E

Area
total: 5 sq km
land: 5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock

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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