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    Mozambique ChannelMadagascar and France

    11°33′S 47°20′E

    Glorioso Islands

    Îles Glorieuses

    Part of Comoros Islands

    9 sq mi). They are controlled by France as part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, a French overseas territory, but are also claimed by Comoros, Madagascar and formerly by Seychelles.

    Glorioso Islands

    Stephan Jorry / CC BY 4.0

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    7 landforms

    Overview

    The Glorieuses or Glorioso Islands (French: Îles Glorieuses or officially also Archipel des Glorieuses) are a group of islands and rocks totaling 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi). They are controlled by France as part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, a French overseas territory, but are also claimed by Comoros, Madagascar and formerly by Seychelles. They are geographically part of the Comoro Islands between the French overseas region of Mayotte and the nation of Madagascar.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries3

    Major islands

    1
    • Grande Glorieuse

      Grande Glorieuse

      Area
      4.6 km²
      High point
      17 m

      9 sq mi). They are controlled by France as part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, a French overseas territory, but are also claimed by Comoros, Madagascar and formerly by Seychelles.

    Minor islands

    1

    Islets

    2

    Rocks & skerries

    3
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Also in the area

    1

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level5 m10 m15 m20 m17 mGrande Glorieuse8 mÎle du Lys3 mRoches Vertes1 mSouth Rock
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Grande Glorieuse: 4.6 km²Grande GlorieuseÎle du Lys: 0.16 km²Île du LysSouth Rock: 0.5 haSouth RockRoches Vertes: 0.2 haRoches VertesWreck Rock: 0.1 haWreck RockUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Grande Glorieuse4.6 km²
    Île du Lys0.16 km²
    South Rock0.5 ha
    Roches Vertes0.2 ha
    Wreck Rock0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs