Tromelin Island information

Tromelin Island (French: Île Tromelin /il tʀɔmlɛ̃/) is a low, flat 0.8 km² (200 acre) island in the Indian Ocean, about 350 km (220 miles) east of Madagascar (Geographic coordinates). There are no harbours or anchorages and access by sea is difficult. The island has a 1,000 m (3,300 ft) airstrip. It is a French territory. It is claimed by Mauritius.
Tromelin is a low, scrub-covered sandbank about 1,700 (1.1 miles) metres long and 700 m (0.4 miles) wide, surrounded by coral reefs. The island is 23 ft (7 m) high at its highest point. It is a nesting site for seabirds and turtles. (...) more....

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