Europa Island

island in the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean

Europa Island is nowhere near Europe. It is a small atoll off East Africa, about halfway between southern Madagascar and southern Mozambique.

Population 0 (2021)
Time zone UTC+03:00
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Understand

Europa Island

A French possession since 1897, this tropical, flat island is a heavily wooded wildlife sanctuary. It is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station.

Get in

Map of Europa Island

By plane

There is an unpaved airstrip on the island.

By boat

There are no ports or harbours, but anchorage is possible offshore.

Get around

Buy

There is no economic activity on Europa Island.

Sleep

There is no public accommodation on Europa Island.

Stay safe

Stay healthy

Connect

There's no way this little rock was going to get the .eu TLD. It's nominally part of France's .fr domain.

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