Glorioso Islands

Glorioso Islands
Îles Glorieuses (French)
Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Motto: Liberté, égalité, fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood"
Anthem: "La Marseillaise"
Disputed island
The Glorioso Islands seen from the ISS, 2001. Grande Glorieuse (left) and Île du Lys (right)
Geography
LocationMozambique Channel
Coordinates11°33′S 47°20′E / 11.550°S 47.333°E / -11.550; 47.333
Administration
Overseas territoryFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands
DistrictScattered Islands in the Indian Ocean
Claimed by

The Glorieuses or Glorioso Islands (French: Îles Glorieuses or officially also Archipel des Glorieuses) are a group of islands and rocks totaling 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi). They are controlled by France as part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, a French overseas territory, but are also claimed by Comoros, Madagascar and formerly by Seychelles. They are geographically part of the Comoro Islands between the French overseas region of Mayotte and the nation of Madagascar.


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