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    Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands

    Île Saint-Paul

    Part of Saint Paul and New Amsterdam Islands (land mass)

    Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands is a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, covering the islands of Saint-Paul and Amsterdam (formerly New Amsterdam).

    île de Saint Paul et Amsterdam
    île de Saint Paul et Amsterdam

    Francis Letourmy / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    6 landforms

    Overview

    Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands is a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, covering the islands of Saint-Paul and Amsterdam (formerly New Amsterdam). 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. A permanent scientific station, Martin-de-Viviès, is located on Île Amsterdam and is owned and managed by French Southern and Antarctic Lands with support from the French Polar Institute. In 2006, the island was listed as natural reserve.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries3

    Major islands

    2
    • Île Amsterdam

      Île Amsterdam

      Area
      52.2 km²
      High point
      881 m

      Île Amsterdam (French pronunciation: [ilamstɛʁdam]), also known as Amsterdam Island or New Amsterdam (French: Nouvelle-Amsterdam), is an island of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the southern Indian Ocean that together with neighbouring Île Saint-Paul 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the south forms one of the five districts of the territory.

    • Île Saint-Paul

      Île Saint-Paul

      Area
      8.4 km²
      High point
      268 m

      3 sq mi; 1,500 acres). The island is located about 90 km (56 mi) south of the larger Île Amsterdam 55 km2 (21 sq mi), 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) northeast of the Kerguelen Islands, and 3,000 km (1,900 mi) southeast of Réunion.

    Islets

    1

    Rocks & skerries

    3

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m881 mÎle Amsterdam268 mÎle Saint-Paul85 mRocher Quille18 mRocher du Milieu
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Île Amsterdam: 52.2 km²Île AmsterdamÎle Saint-Paul: 8.4 km²Île Saint-PaulRocher Quille: 0.01 km²Rocher QuilleÎlot Nord: 0.2 haÎlot NordRocher du Milieu: <0.1 haRocher du MilieuUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Île Amsterdam52.2 km²
    Île Saint-Paul8.4 km²
    Rocher Quille0.01 km²
    Îlot Nord0.2 ha
    Rocher du Milieu<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

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