Tromelin Island
E1034104
Tromelin Island is a small, low-lying French coral island in the Indian Ocean, known for its remote location, important seabird and turtle nesting sites, and a notable 18th-century shipwreck and castaway story.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tromelin Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French overseas territory
ⓘ
coral island ⓘ uninhabited island ⓘ |
| access | restricted ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Terres australes et antarctiques françaises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airstripSurface | unpaved runway ⓘ |
| archaeologicalInterest | remains of castaway settlement ⓘ |
| area | approximately 1 square kilometre ⓘ |
| castawayStoryDuration | about 15 years ⓘ |
| claimedBy |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
semi-arid
ⓘ
tropical ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designatedAs | Important Bird Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | French navigators ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1722 ⓘ |
| distanceToMadagascar | over 500 kilometres GENERATED ⓘ |
| distanceToMauritius | over 400 kilometres GENERATED ⓘ |
| EEZStatus | generates French exclusive economic zone in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| elevation | about 7 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalProtectionStatus | strictly protected ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | French archaeological missions ⓘ |
| geologicalType | coral sand cay ⓘ |
| governedAs | nature reserve ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
airstrip
ⓘ
automatic weather station ⓘ meteorological station ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
low-lying dunes
ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
abandonment of Malagasy slaves after Utile shipwreck
ⓘ
rescue of surviving castaways in 1776 ⓘ |
| hostsSpecies |
green sea turtle
ⓘ
hawksbill sea turtle ⓘ masked booby ⓘ red-footed booby ⓘ sooty tern ⓘ |
| importantFor |
sea turtle nesting
ⓘ
seabird nesting ⓘ |
| length | about 1.7 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Mascarene Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jacques Marie Boudin de Tromelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorIsland | Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | shipwreck of the French slave ship Utile in 1761 ⓘ |
| partOf | French Southern and Antarctic Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | no permanent civilian population ⓘ |
| shipwreck | Utile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipwreckYear | 1761 ⓘ |
| sovereigntyDisputeWith | Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | coral reefs ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+4 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate monitoring
ⓘ
meteorological observations ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
herbaceous plants
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ sparse vegetation ⓘ |
| width | about 0.7 kilometres ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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