Îles Éparses

Îles Éparses - in the official French name: Îles Éparses de l'océan India ( German  "Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean" ) - those French possessions in the Indian Ocean that were not assigned to any overseas local authority until 2007 are called. These are all small islands that are uninhabited apart from a few scientists and military personnel.

The islands have been administered by the Prefect and Chief Administrator of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands since 2005 . Before that, they had been administered by the prefect of the overseas department of Réunion since 1960 , without actually belonging to Réunion - and thus to the European Union . By law of February 21, 2007, the Îles Éparses were incorporated into the French Southern and Antarctic Territories as the fifth district.

Overview and detailed map of the Îles Éparses

The islands

WikiMap

• 1: Bassas da India
• 2: Europe
• 3: Îles Glorieuses
• 4: Juan de Nova
• 5: Tromelin
(KM: Comoros , MG: Madagascar , MU: Mauritius ,
MZ: Mozambique , RE: Réunion , YT: Mayotte )

The Îles Éparses include the following islands and atolls :

• Bassas da India : atoll; claimed by Madagascar .
• Europe : Atoll 350 km northwest of Toliara , Madagascar, 500 km off the African coast, small French military base; claimed by Madagascar.
• Îles Glorieuses : atoll including two small rocks ( Roches Vertes and Île aux Crabes ), small French military base; claimed by the Comoros and Madagascar.
• Juan de Nova : Island with a larger coral reef , 520 km from Mayotte and 290 km from the African coast, small French military base; claimed by Madagascar.
• Tromelin : island northwest of Réunion, meteorological station, crew of three civilian employees; claimed by Mauritius .

Island overview

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

Atoll / island	crew	Area km²	Lagoon km²	EEZ km²	Coordinates	map
Bassas da India	-	0.2	79.8	123,700	21 ° 29 ′  S , 39 ° 41 ′  E	1
Europe	15th	30th0.0	9,	127,300	22 ° 22 ′  S , 40 ° 22 ′  E	2
Îles Glorieuses	15th	7th, 0	29.6	043,614	11 ° 35 ′  S , 47 ° 18 ′  E	3
Juan de Nova	15th	4.8	-	061,050	17 ° 3 ′  S , 42 ° 43 ′  E	4th
Tromelin	03	0.8	-	285,300	15 ° 53 '  S , 54 ° 31'  E	5
Total	48	42.8	118.4	640.964

literature

• Administration des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (ed.): Livret de découverte des îles Eparses: Tromelin, Glorieuses, Juan de Nova, Europa et Bassas da India . Saint-Pierre (Réunion) 2016 (French, online [PDF; 5.6 MB ]).

Web links

Commons : Îles Éparses  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 5 - District des îles Eparses. In: taaf.fr. Administration des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF) (French).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 5 - District des îles Eparses. In: taaf.fr. Administration des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF), accessed on August 26, 2017 (French).