Location of French Southern and Antarctic Lands (circled in red) in the Indian Ocean (light blue)

The French Southern and Antarctic Lands^[6] (French: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, TAAF) is an overseas territory (French: Territoire d'outre-mer or TOM) of France. It consists of:

1. Kerguelen Islands (Archipel des Kerguelen), a group of volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, southeast of Africa, approximately equidistant between Africa, Antarctica and Australia;
2. St. Paul and Amsterdam islands (Îles Saint Paul et Amsterdam), a group to the north of Kerguelen;
3. Crozet Islands (Îles Crozet), a group in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Madagascar;
4. Adélie Land (Terre Adélie), the French claim on the continent of Antarctica;
5. the Scattered Islands (Îles Éparses), a dispersed group of islands around the coast of Madagascar.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French Southern and Antarctic Lands