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Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands

Coordinates: 37°50′19″S 77°33′49″E / 37.8386°S 77.5637°E / -37.8386; 77.5637
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Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands
Îles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam (French)
Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité"
Anthem: "La Marseillaise"
Largest cityMartin-de-Viviès
French overseas territory
Area
• Total
66 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate
  • c. 25 (winter)
  • < 50 (summer)
Time zoneUTC+5
Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands
Map
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean, Australian Plate, Antarctica
Coordinates37°50′19″S 77°33′49″E / 37.8386°S 77.5637°E / -37.8386; 77.5637
Total islands2
Major islandsSaint Paul Island, Amsterdam Island

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.[1]

A permanent scientific station, Martin-de-Viviès, is located on Île Amsterdam and is owned and managed by French Southern and Antarctic Lands with support from the French Polar Institute. In 2006, the island was listed as natural reserve. [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Découvrir les îles subantarctiques" [Discover the subantarctic islands]. Institut polaire français Paul-Emile Victor (in French). Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Stations".