Tromelin Island (2002) | Tromelin Island (2001) | |
Airports | 1 (2001) | 1 (2000 est.) |
Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
total:
1 under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.) |
Area | total: 1 sq km
land: 1 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total:
1 sq km land: 1 sq km water: 0 sq 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: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin |
Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 7 m |
lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 7 m |
Geography - note | climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises) | climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary |
Irrigated land | 0 sq km (1998 est.) | 0 sq km (1993) |
Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (1998 est.) |
arable land:
0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (scattered bushes) |
Maritime claims | continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
Population | uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2002 est.) | uninhabited (July 2001 est.) |
Terrain | low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic | low, flat, and sandy |