Juan de Nova Island
Juan de Nova Island (French: Île Juan de Nova, pronounced [il ʒɥɑ̃ də nɔva]), Malagasy: Nosy Kely) is a French-controlled tropical island in the narrowest part of the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique. It is a low, flat island, 4.8 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) in size.
Juan de Nova Island | |
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Flag | |
| Motto: Liberté, égalité, fraternité | |
| Anthem: "La Marseillaise" |
| Disputed island | |
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| Etymology | João da Nova |
| Geography | |
| Location | Mozambique Channel |
| Coordinates | 17°03′20″S 42°43′30″E |
| Area | 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Width | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Coastline | 12.3 km (7.64 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Overseas territory | French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| District | Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean |
| Claimed by | |
Madagascar | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 15 (military, 2019) |
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Anchorage is possible off the northeast of the island which also has a 1,300-metre (4,300 ft) airstrip. Administratively, the island is one of the Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean, a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The island is garrisoned by French troops from Réunion and has a weather station.
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