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Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands


Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands


The islands of Saint-Paul and Amsterdam, formerly the islands of Saint-Paul and New Amsterdam, form a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands made up of the islands of Saint-Paul and Amsterdam, 91 km apart from each other. This district is located in the southern Indian Ocean at the southwestern end of the Australian plate, approximately 1,325 km north-northeast of the Kerguelen Islands. The population is about twenty-five people in winter and fifty people in summer.

See also

  • Amsterdam Island
  • French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  • Saint Paul Island

References


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