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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.