Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands

Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands
Îles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam (French)
Flag of Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands
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Coat of arms of Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands
Coat of arms
Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité"
Anthem: "La Marseillaise"
Largest cityMartin-de-Viviès
French overseas territory
Area
• Total
66 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate
  • c. 25 (winter)
  • < 50 (summer)
Time zoneUTC+5
Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean, Australian Plate, Antarctica
Coordinates38°16′10″S 77°32′30″E / 38.2694°S 77.5417°E / -38.2694; 77.5417
Total islands2
Major islandsSaint Paul Island, Amsterdam Island

The islands of Saint-Paul and Amsterdam, formerly the islands of Saint-Paul and New Amsterdam, form a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands made up of the islands of Saint-Paul and Amsterdam, 91 km apart from each other. This district is located in the southern Indian Ocean at the southwestern end of the Australian plate, approximately 1,325 km north-northeast of the Kerguelen Islands. The population is about twenty-five people in winter and fifty people in summer.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Découvrir les îles subantarctiques" [Discover the subantarctic islands]. Institut polaire français Paul-Emile Victor (in French). Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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