About Tromelin Island

Facts, general information about Tromelin Island in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands territory of France.

NAME IN ENGLISH: Tromelin Island
NAME IN FRENCH: Ile Tromelin / Île Tromelin
FORMERLY KNOWN AS: Isle of Sand
DESCRIPTION: small flat island off Southern Africa
STATUS: French overseas territory also claimed by Mauritius
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: French
WITHIN: Ile Esparses, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
LOCATION: Indian Ocean north of Reunion and east of Madagascar
NAMED AFTER: Captain Jacques Marie Boudin de Tromelin de La Nuguy

Tourism:
Tromelin island is a natural protected area and research station that is not open to tourism.
- wikitravel.org - tromelin island
- wikivoyage.org - tromelin island

Facts
- World Fact Book 1990 Tromelin Island Profile
- World Fact Book 2004 Tromelin Island Profile
- wikipedia.org - tromelin island - main article
- wikipedia.org - tromelin island - category

Closest Countries and Territories:
| Madagascar | Mauritius | Reunion |

Bodies of Water Bordering Tromelin Island:
- Indian Ocean