French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
The
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (,
TAAF), in full the
Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands is an
overseas territory ( or ) of
France. It consists of:
- Kerguelen Islands (), a group of volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, southeast of Africa, approximately equidistant between Africa, Antarctica and Australia;
- St. Paul and Amsterdam islands (), a group to the north of Kerguelen;
- Crozet Islands (), a group in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Madagascar;
- Adélie Land (), the French claim on the continent of Antarctica;
- the Scattered Islands (), a dispersed group of islands around the coast of Madagascar.