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# Kerguelen (Archipel des Kerguelen), a group of volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, southeast of Africa, approximately equidistant between Africa, Antarctica and Australia; # St. Paul and Amsterdam islands (Îles Saint Paul et Amsterdam), a group to the north of Kerguelen; # Crozet Islands (Îles Crozet), a group in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Madagascar; # Adélie Land (Terre Adélie), the French claim on the Antarctica continent; # the Scattered Islands (Îles Éparses), a dispersed group of islands around the coast of Madagascar. The territory is also often called the French Southern Lands ( ) or French Southern Territories, which excludes Adélie Land where French sovereignty is not recognized internationally. The lands are not connected to France Antarctique, a former French colony in Brazil. The territory has no permanent population; the population consists of military personnel, civilian officials, scientific researchers and support staff. Some of the territory's exclusive economic zone is of great importance for fishing. |