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Also known as Comoro Islands, Comoros

archipelago in the Indian Ocean

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Within Vinony's link graph, Comoros Islands is referenced by 533 other articles, and connects out to Comoros, Cananga odorata and overseas department and region of France.

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It sits within the topics Comoros archipelago, Freshwater ecoregions of Africa and Volcanoes of the Indian Ocean.

Its subject is documented across 43 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Location
Indian Ocean
Major islands
Grande Comore (Ngazidja), Mohéli (Mwali), Anjouan (Nzwani), Mayotte (Maore)
Area
2,034 km (785 sq mi)
Highest elevation
2,361 m (7746 ft)
Highest point
Mount Karthala
Autonomous islands
Grande Comore (Ngazidja), Mohéli (Mwali), Anjouan (Nzwani)
Largest settlement
Moroni (capital) (pop. 60,200)
President
Azali Assoumani
Overseas department
Mayotte
Population
1,008,246 (2016 est.)

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Wikidata facts

Area
2034
Elevation
2361
Image
Comoros Mayotte.PNG
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Comoros
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Encyclopedic overview

The Comoro Islands are a group of volcanic islands in the Mozambique Channel, an arm of the Indian Ocean lying between Madagascar and the African mainland. Three of the islands form the Union of the Comoros, a sovereign nation, while Mayotte belongs to France.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Comoros Islands” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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