Tromelin Island Geography Profile 2006

Location

Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar

Geographic coordinates

15 52 S, 54 25 E

Map references

Africa

Area

total: 1 sq km
land: 1 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative

about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries

0 km

Coastline

3.7 km

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Climate

tropical

Terrain

low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 7 m

Natural resources

fish

Land use

arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (2005)

Irrigated land

0 sq km

Natural hazards

NA

Environment - current issues

NA

Geography - note

climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)