Crozet Islands
Crozet Islands Îles Crozet (French) | |
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| Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" (French) (English: "Liberty, equality, fraternity") | |
| Anthem: La Marseillaise ("The Marseillaise") | |
Orthographic projection centred over the Îles Crozet. | |
| Status | District of French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
One of the Crozet Islands | |
Crozet Islands | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates | 46°22′48″S 51°40′12″E / 46.38000°S 51.67000°E |
| Archipelago | Crozet Islands |
| Total islands | 6 |
| Major islands | 3 |
| Area | 352 km2 (136 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,090 m (3580 ft) |
| Highest point | Mont Marion-Dufresne |
| Administration | |
| Overseas Territory | French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| District | Crozet Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 18 (winter) 30 (summer) |
| Part of | French Austral Lands and Seas |
| Criteria | Natural: vii, ix, x |
| Reference | 1603bis-001 |
| Inscription | 2019 (43rd Session) |
The Crozet Islands (French: Îles Crozet French pronunciation: [il kʁozɛ]; or, officially, Archipel Crozet [aʁʃipɛl -]) are a sub-Antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean. They form one of the five administrative districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.