List of French islands in the Indian and Pacific oceans

This is a list of French islands in the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Overseas territories of France

Indian Ocean

The following islands are in the Indian Ocean:

Réunion, overseas department and region
Mayotte, overseas department and region (also claimed by the Comoros)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises or TAAF)
- Île Amsterdam
- Crozet Islands
- Kerguelen Islands
- Île Saint-Paul
- Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (French: Îles Éparses) (no permanent populations)
  - Banc du Geyser (also claimed by the Comoros)
  - Bassas da India (also claimed by Madagascar and Mozambique)
  - Europa Island
  - Glorioso Islands (also claimed by Madagascar and the Comoros)
    - Grande Glorieuse
    - Île du Lys
    - Roches vertes
    - Île aux Crabes
  - Juan de Nova Island (also claimed by Madagascar)
  - Tromelin Island (also claimed by Mauritius and Seychelles)

Pacific Ocean

The following islands are in the Pacific Ocean:

New Caledonia (French: Nouvelle-Calédonie), and the nearby Loyalty Islands, a special collectivity
French Polynesia, overseas country
- Society Islands
  - Windward Islands (French: Îles du Vent)
  - Leeward Islands (French: Îles Sous-le-Vent)
- Marquesas Islands
- Austral Islands
- Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
  - Tuamotus
  - Gambier Islands
Wallis and Futuna, overseas collectivity
Clipperton Island, uninhabited

See also

References

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