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The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (French: Îles Éparses or Îles Éparses de l'océan Indien) consist of four small coral islands, an atoll, as well as a reef in the Indian Ocean; they constitute the fifth district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, [1] though sovereignty over some or all of the islands is contested by the Comoros, Madagascar, and Mauritius.
Extent of the Indian Ocean according to the International Hydrographic Organization. This list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean consists of 38 countries, with 13 in Africa, 22 in Asia, and 1 in Oceania that either border on or are in the Indian Ocean, as well as 2 European countries which administer several dependencies or overseas territories in the region.
France (T) Netherlands (T) United Kingdom (T) Belize: 3 3 3 Guatemala Honduras Mexico Benin: 3 3 3 Ghana Nigeria Togo Bermuda [e] (United Kingdom) 0 0 0 Bhutan † 0 0 0 Bolivia † 0 0 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1 1 1 Croatia (T) Botswana † 0 0 0 Bouvet Island [u] 0 0 0 Brazil: 2 2 2 French Guiana [l] (T) Uruguay (T)
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands are an overseas territory of France that consist of the following: Adélie Land (Terre Adélie): This is the French claim on the southern most continent of Antarctica. Crozet Islands (Îles Crozet): A group of islands in the southern Indian Ocean, located south of Madagascar.
Île Saint-Paul (Saint Paul Island) is an island forming part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, TAAF) in the Indian Ocean, with an area of 6 km 2 (2.3 sq mi; 1,500 acres).
Anchor of the wrecked frigate Utile. Tromelin Island (/ ˌ t r oʊ m l ɪ n / [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.
In his role as a maritime zone commander, ALINDIEN operates directly under the Chief of the Defence Staff.As a fleet commander, he operates under ALFAN, Amiral FAN, the Admiral in charge of the Force d'action navale ( for matters of management, training and preparation of the units permanently stationed in the Indian Ocean.