Compare Tromelin Island (2002) - Bassas da India (2003)

Compare Tromelin Island (2002) z Bassas da India (2003)

	Tromelin Island (2002)	Bassas da India (2003)

Airports	1 (2001)	-
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)	-
Area	total: 1 sq km land: 1 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 0.2 sq km land: 0.2 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	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.	This atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide. A French possession since 1897, it was placed under the administration of a commissioner residing in Reunion in 1968.
Climate	tropical	tropical
Coastline	3.7 km	35.2 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bassas da India
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Disputes - international	claimed by Madagascar and Mauritius	claimed by Madagascar
Economy - overview	no economic activity	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 7 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2.4 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of France is used	the flag of France is used
Geographic coordinates	15 52 S, 54 25 E	21 30 S, 39 50 E
Geography - note	climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)	the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano
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% (grasses; scattered bushes) (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all rock) (1998 est.)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar	Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique
Map references	Africa	Africa
Maritime claims	continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of France
Natural hazards	NA	maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
Natural resources	fish	none
Population	uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic	volcanic rock
Waterways	none	none

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