Category:French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises or TAAF) are:
- sub-antarctic, volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Africa and about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia
- Adélie Land. French sovereignty exercises over this part of the Antarctica continent according to the Antarctic Treaty System.
- the Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean.
This is an overseas territory of France, conventionally named (long form) Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises).
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