French Southern and Antarctic Lands Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for French Southern and Antarctic Lands visitors and residents.

NAME IN ENGLISH: French Southern and Antarctic Lands
NAME IN FRENCH: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
ALSO KNOWN AS: French Southern and Antarctic Territories
STATUS: overseas territory of France
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: French

Outline:
- Crozet Archipelago / Crozet Islands | wikipedia
- Kerguelen Archipelago / Kerguelen Islands | wikipedia |
- Saint-Paul and Amsterdam Islands | wikipedia |
----- Saint Paul Island | wikipedia |
----- Amsterdam Island| wikipedia |
- Adelie Land (on the Antarctic Continent) | wikipedia |
- Scattered Islands of the Indian Ocean (Iles Eparses)| wikipedia |
----- Bassas da India
----- Europa Islands
---------- Europa Island
---------- Eight unnamed rock islets
----- Glorioso Islands
---------- Banc du Geyser | wikipedia |
---------- Grande Glorieuse
---------- Ile du Lys
---------- South Rock
---------- Verte Rocks (three islets)
---------- Wreck Rock
---------- Three unnamed islets
----- Juan de Nova Island
----- Tromelin Island

World Heritage Site:
NAME: French Austral Lands and Seas | unesco.org |
INCLUDES:
- Crozet Archipelago
- Kerguelen Archipelago
- Saint-Paul Island
- Amsterdam Island
- many other sub-Antarctic islands
LOCATION: French Southern and Antarctic Lands
CATEGORY: Natural
YEAR DESIGNATED: 2019

Tourism:
There is no tourism infrastructure in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and visitors are mostlyu scientists and researchers. There are airstrips on Europa Island, Juan de Nova Island, Tromelin Island and another one in the Glorioso Islands.
- wikitravel.org - French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- wikivoyage.org - French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Facts
- World Fact Book: FSAL | 1990 | 2004 | 2022 |
- ec.europa.eu - french southern and antarctic territories
- wikipedia.org - French Southern and Antarctic Lands - main article
- wikipedia.org - French Southern and Antarctic Lands - category
- wikipedia.org - Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean - article
- wikipedia.org - French Southern and Antarctic Lands - islands

Near the French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Madagascar | Reunion |

Bodies of Water Bordering French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
- Indian Ocean