French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Flag [[File:|108px|frameless]] Quick Facts Capital administered from Paris Government overseas territory of France Area 7,829 sq km Population No permanent habitation - up to 145 researchers Internet TLD .tf Time Zone UTC +5 French Southern and Antarctic Lands are a group of islands of the Southern Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia. (They also include a small strip of Antarctica itself). Regions Iles Crozet Iles Kerguelen Ile Amsterdam Ile Saint-Paul Understand The Southern Lands consist of two near-polar archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul. They have no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna. The "Antarctic Lands" portion consists of Adelie Land, a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840, and set aside by the Antarctic Treaty. Get in By plane There are no airports in these islands. By boat There are no harbors in these islands. The Marion Dufresne, an oceanographic ship, travels four times a year from Reunion to these isles. Buy Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations and French and other fishing fleets. The fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion. Sleep There is no public accommodation in these islands. Stay safe Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes. Stay healthy All of these islands have harsh environments, especially in the austral winter. a small hospital exists in Port aux Francaises, Kerguelen. This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!