Glorioso Islands
archipelago in the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean
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- District of French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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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). They are controlled by France as part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, a French overseas territory, but are also claimed by Comoros, Madagascar and formerly by Seychelles. They are geographically part of the Comoro Islands between the French overseas region of Mayotte and the nation of Madagascar.
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Archipelagoes of the French Southern and Antarctic LandsAtolls of MadagascarAtolls of SeychellesAtolls of the ComorosComoros–France relationsDisputed islands of AfricaFrance–Madagascar relationsFrance–Seychelles relationsGlorioso IslandsIndian Ocean atolls of FranceTerritorial disputes of FranceTerritorial disputes of Madagascar