Tromelin Island

                           Tromelin Island (pronounced /ˌtroʊmlɪn ˈaɪlənd/; French: Île Tromelin, pronounced: [il tʀɔmlɛ̃]) is a low, flat 0.8 square kilometres (200 acres) island in the Indian Ocean, about 350 kilometres (220 mi) east of Madagascar  (Geographic coordinates 15°53′32″S 54°31′29″E / 15.89222°S 54.52472°E / -15.89222; 54.52472. There are no harbours or anchorages and access by sea is difficult. The island has a 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) airstrip. It is a French territory. It is claimed by Mauritius and Seychelles.

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