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Glorioso Islands

Islands and Archipelagos

The Glorioso Islands, also called the Glorieuses, are a group of islands and rocks totaling about 5 square kilometres in the Indian Ocean, geographically part of the Comoro Islands between Mayotte and Madagascar. They are administered by France as part of the Scattered Islands within the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, and are also claimed by Comoros and Madagascar. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Glorioso Islands
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
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Glorioso Islands (Wikipedia)
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The Glorieuses or Glorioso Islands (French: Îles Glorieuses or officially also Archipel des Glorieuses) are a group of islands and rocks totaling 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi).
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Wikidata Q236601, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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