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Île Saint-Paul
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island in the southern Indian Ocean
Île Saint-Paul is a small island located in the southern Indian Ocean. While the provided context offers limited information, it appears to be a notable geographic feature of that remote ocean region.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- administrative territorial entity
- Part of
- Saint Paul and Amsterdam
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Saint Paul and Amsterdam
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 8.4
- Elevation
- 270
- Body of water
- Indian Ocean
- Highest point
- Crête de la Novara
- Location
- Indian Ocean
- Image
- 2020-11 Saint-Paul Island 03.jpg
- Width
- 2.5
- Length
- 5.0
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- Commons category
- Île Saint-Paul
- time of discovery or invention
- 1559-00-00
- maritime identification digits
- 607
- native label
- Île Saint-Paul
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Île Saint-Paul ( French pronunciation: [il sɛ̃ pɔl], "Saint Paul Island") is an island forming part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, TAAF) in the Indian Ocean, with an area of 6 km (2.3 sq mi; 1,500 acres). The island is located about 90 km (56 mi) south of the larger Île Amsterdam 55 km (21 sq mi), 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) northeast of the Kerguelen Islands, and 3,000 km (1,900 mi) southeast of Réunion.
It is an important breeding site for seabirds. A scientific research cabin on the island is used for scientific or ecological short campaigns, but there is no permanent population. It is under the authority of a senior administrator on Réunion.
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