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-as of [30 MARCH 2024]–
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(French: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, TAAF),
in full the Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
(French: Territoire des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises)
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(the french southern and antarctic lands is an overseas territory (French: Territoire d’outre-mer or TOM) of ‘france’)
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It consists of:
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Kerguelen Islands (Archipel des Kerguelen),
a group of volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, southeast of Africa,
approximately equidistant between Africa, Antarctica and Australia;
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St. Paul and Amsterdam islands (Îles Saint Paul et Amsterdam), a group to the north of Kerguelen;
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Crozet Islands (Îles Crozet), a group in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Madagascar
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Adélie Land (Terre Adélie), the French claim on the continent of Antarctica;
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the Scattered Islands (Îles Éparses), a dispersed group of islands around the coast of Madagascar.
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The territory is also called the French Southern Lands (French: Terres australes françaises) or French Southern Territories.
The latter excludes Adélie Land, where French sovereignty is not widely recognized.
The lands are not connected to France Antarctique, a former French colony in Brazil.
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The territory has no permanent civilian population.
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(those resident consist of
visiting military personnel,
officials,
scientific researchers
and support staff)
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