Tromelin Island

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Tromelin Island
French: L'Île Tromelin
Flag of Tromelin Island
Flag
Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité"
Anthem: La Marseillaise
Location of the Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean.

KM=Comoros MG=Madagascar MU=Mauritius MZ=Mozambique RE=Réunion YT=Mayotte
Official languagesFrench
French overseas territory
• Discovery by Jean Marie Briand de la Feuillée
1722
• French claim to sovereignty
29 november 1776
CurrencyEuro (EUR)
ISO 3166 codeTF
Internet TLD.tf

Tromelin Island is an island in the Indian Ocean. It is located off the shore of Madagascar and not far from Réunion.

The island is an overseas territory of France, but Mauritius claims that the island is theirs.