Geography Of Glorioso Islands

Location	Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar
Geographic coordinates	11 30 S, 47 20 E
Map references	africa
Area	total: 5 sq km note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock water: 0 sq km land: 5 sq km
Area comparative	about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	35.2 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical
Terrain	low and flat
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 12 m
Natural resources	guano, coconuts
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (2001)
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	periodic cyclones
Environment - current issues	NA
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	the islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system

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