Glorioso Islands

archipelago in the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean

The Glorioso Islands are a small atoll in the Indian Ocean off East Africa, near Madagascar, part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

Understand

A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated tropical coral islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse.

Landscape

The islands and rocks are low and flat, surrounded by an extensive reef system.

Get in

By plane

There is an airstrip on Ile Glorieuse.

By boat

There are anchorages along the north side of the island group.

Get around

Buy

There is no economic activity in the Glorioso Islands.

Sleep

There are no public accommodations in the Glorioso Islands.

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