FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARTIC LANDS

Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands: Islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean. South of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"

Other Resources

• CIA World Factbook
• French Southern and Antarctic Lands Databases
• CountryReports.org