Juan de Nova Island

Juan de Nova Island Île Juan de Nova (French)
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Juan de Nova

Disputed island
Etymology	João da Nova
Geography
Location	Mozambique Channel
Coordinates	17°03′20″S 42°43′30″E / 17.05556°S 42.72500°E / -17.05556; 42.72500
Area	4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Length	6 km (3.7 mi)
Width	1.6 km (1 mi)
Coastline	12.3 km (7.64 mi)
Administration
France
Overseas territory	French Southern and Antarctic Lands
District	Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean
Claimed by
Madagascar
Demographics
Population	15 (military, 2019)
Additional information
Time zone	EAT (UTC+03:00)

Juan de Nova Island (French: Île Juan de Nova, pronounced [il ʒɥɑ̃ də nɔva]), Malagasy: Nosy Kely)^[1] is a French-controlled tropical island in the narrowest part of the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique. It is a low, flat island, 4.8 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) in size.

Administratively, the island is one of the Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean, a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, however its sovereignty is disputed by Madagascar.

Anchorage is possible off the northeast of the island which also has a 1,300-metre (4,300 ft) airstrip. The island is garrisoned by French troops from Réunion and has a weather station.^[2]