Top: Regional: Africa: Tromelin Island

Pages
[ history ]



[ history ]

Overview

First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station.


[ history ]

Further Information

Related websites


[ history ]
Country
Surface Area: 1 square km
Population: uninhabited
Located in: Southern Africa
Prime Minister: possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion 

 All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyright Policy for details.)


Visit our sister sites dmoz.org | mozilla.org | chefmoz.org | musicmoz.org