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Klein, Martin A. Slavery and colonial rule in French West Africa (Cambridge University Press, 1998) Manning, Patrick. Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa 1880-1995 (Cambridge UP, 1998). Neres, Philip. French-speaking West Africa: From Colonial Status to Independence (1962) Priestley, Herbert Ingram. France overseas: a study of modern imperialism ...
French Polynesia: 318 123 14: Miquelon: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 214 83 15: Île Foch: Kerguelen Islands: 206 80 16: Oléron: Atlantic Ocean: 190 73 17: Raiatea: French Polynesia: 173 67 18: Marie-Galante: Guadeloupe: 158 61 19: Île de la Possession: Crozet Islands: 153 59 20: Île des Pins: New Caledonia: 141 54 21: Ouvéa: New Caledonia ...
The largest number of islands of Africa are found in the Indian Ocean, with the sovereign island nations of Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar located off the southeastern seaboard of Africa being the most notable. The French overseas territories of Mayotte and Réunion are also located nearby. The medium-sized islands of Zanzibar ...
Topographic map of Mayotte, the "seahorse island" The term Mayotte (or Maore) may refer to all of the department's islands, of which the largest is known as Maore (French: Grande-Terre) and includes Maore's surrounding islands, most notably Pamanzi (French: Petite-Terre), or only to the largest island.
With coconut palms, sugarcane fields and a Creole dialect, the island feels more like the French Caribbean than Africa. The island is ringed by more than 20 miles (30 kilometers) of beaches ...
This is a list of islands of Africa. Sovereign island nations. Indian Ocean. Union of the Comoros. Grande Comore; Anjouan; Mohéli; Republic of Madagascar Île ...
Mayotte, one of the poorest regions under French administration of some 300,000 people, is located in the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean. Chido hit Mayotte with winds of over 200kmph ...
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