Showing posts with label French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF). Show all posts
Showing posts with label French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF). Show all posts

Friday, December 6, 2013

French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF)


French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Port Alfred (Alfred-Faure)

Sent by Philippe, the Mail Manager of Crozet. Thanks to François ZABROT, the Chief District of Crozet for the arrangement.

The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Terres australes et antarctiques françaisesTAAF), in full the Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Territoire des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) is an overseas territory (FrenchTerritoire d'outre-mer or TOM) of France. It consists of:
  1. Kerguelen (Archipel des Kerguelen), a group of volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, southeast of Africa, approximately equidistant between Africa, Antarctica and Australia;
  2. St. Paul and Amsterdam islands (Îles Saint Paul et Amsterdam), a group to the north of Kerguelen;
  3. Crozet Islands (Îles Crozet), a group in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Madagascar;
  4. Adélie Land (Terre Adélie), the French claim on the Antarctica continent;
  5. the Scattered Islands (Îles Éparses), a dispersed group of islands around the coast of Madagascar.
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.
The territory has no permanent civilian population. Those resident consist of visiting military personnel, officials, scientific researchers and support staff. (read further)




French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) - Crozet Islands


French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Crozet
King Penguins at Marin Bay. In the background is Marion Dufresne II.

Sent by Philippe, the Mail Manager of Crozet. Thanks to François ZABROT, the Chief District of Crozet for the arrangement.

The Crozet Islands (FrenchÎles Crozet; or, officially, Archipel Crozet) are a sub-antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean. They form one of the five administrative districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.