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Tromelin Island Île Tromelin (French) | |
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| Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" | |
| Anthem: La Marseillaise | |
| Official languages | French |
| French Overseas Territory | |
• Discovered by Jean Marie Briand de la Feuillée | 1722 |
• French claim to sovereignty | 29 November 1776 |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
| ISO 3166 code | TF |
| Internet TLD | .tf |
| Disputed island | |
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 Location of Tromelin and other Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean | |
| Etymology | Jacques Marie Boudin de Tromelin de La Nuguy |
| Geography | |
| Location | Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates | 15°53′32″S 54°31′29″E / 15.89222°S 54.52472°E |
| Administration | |
| Overseas territory | French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| District | Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean |
| Claimed by | |
| Outer Islands | |
Tromelin Island (/ˌtroʊmlɪn/[citation needed]; French: Île Tromelin, pronounced [il tʁɔmlɛ̃]), once called the Isle of Sand, is a low, flat island in the Indian Ocean about 500 km (310 mi; 270 nmi) north of Réunion and about 450 km (280 mi; 240 nmi) east of Madagascar. Tromelin is part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, the fifth district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, a French Overseas Territory, but Mauritius claims sovereignty over the island.
Tromelin has facilities for scientific expeditions and a weather station.[1] It is a nesting site for birds and green sea turtles.
- ^ "[no title cited]". New Scientist. Vol. 145. 14 January 1995. p. 10.[full citation needed]