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Tromelin Island
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Tromelin Island is a uninhabited, low, flat, sandy island
off the east coast of Madagascar that is 1 square
kilometer in size. It was first explored
by the French in 1776 and it came under
the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814.
It is currently the site of a sea turtle
sanctuary and a meteorological station used
for forecasting cyclones. The island is unhabited
except for visiting scientists. Tromelin Island
is a possession of France.
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