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This is a list of islands of France, including both metropolitan France and French overseas islands. [1] Ranking of French islands. By area. All ...
This is a list of countries by number of islands, with figures given for the numbers of islands within their territories. In some cases, this figure is approximate and may vary slightly between sources depending on which islands are counted. The criteria for inclusion appear to differ considerably between the countries so they are not necessarily directly comparable. Different languages use ...
"Overseas France" is a collective name; while used in everyday life in France, it is not an administrative designation in its own right. Instead, the five overseas regions have exactly the same administrative status as the thirteen metropolitan regions; the five overseas collectivities are semi-autonomous; and New Caledonia is an autonomous ...
Pages in category "Islands of France" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of islands of ...
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
This is a list of islands in Europe ordered by area (excluding the Canaries). Islands over 200 km 2 ... France: Largest island of France within Europe. 12: Crete:
The territory includes the Crozet Islands, the Kerguelen Islands, and the Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands in the southern Indian Ocean near 43°S, 67°E, along with Adélie Land, the sector of Antarctica claimed by France. Adélie Land, named by the French explorer Jules Dumont d’Urville after his wife, covers about 432,000 km 2 (167,000 sq mi).
Since March 2011, the five overseas departments and regions of France are: French Guiana in South America, a part of The Guianas; Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, a part of the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles; Martinique in the Caribbean, a part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles; Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, a part of the Comoro ...