Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) - Tromelin Island (2003)

Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) z Tromelin Island (2003)

	Coral Sea Islands (2004)	Tromelin Island (2003)

Airports	-	1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Area	total: less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important	total: 1 sq km land: 1 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	NA	about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.	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.
Climate	tropical	tropical
Coastline	3,095 km	3.7 km
Country name	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	-
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	-
Disputes - international	none	claimed by Mauritius
Economy - overview	no economic activity	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 7 m
Environment - current issues	no permanent fresh water resources	NA
Executive branch	administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories	-
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	the flag of France is used
Geographic coordinates	18 00 S, 152 00 E	15 52 S, 54 25 E
Geography - note	important nesting area for birds and turtles	climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (1998 est.)
Legal system	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Location	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia	Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Map references	Oceania	Africa
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors	defense is the responsibility of France
Natural hazards	occasional tropical cyclones	NA
Natural resources	NEGL	fish
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2004 est.)	uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)	low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic
Waterways	-	none

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