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French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Territory in Antarctic

CountryScope

In brief

Area: 7,747 km². World rank 172 of 249.

State

Official name
Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Local name
Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
Capital
Port-aux-Français
Region
Antarctic
UN member
No

Key figures

Area
7,747 km²

Practical information

Languages
French
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Time zones
UTC+5
Calling code
+262
Driving side
Right

Territory

Sea access
Has a coastline
Neighbours
None

Elevation

Highest point
Mont de la Dives on Ile Amsterdam, 867 m
Lowest point
Indian Ocean, 0 m

Climate

Average temperature in the capital, °C
3
Warmest month in the capital
February, 6°C
Coldest month in the capital
July, 1°C

Safety

Natural hazards
volcanoes and tropical cyclones

Internet and communications

Internet domain
.tf

Transport

Airports
4 2025

Data: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0), mledoze/countries (ODbL 1.0), Unicode CLDR; borders: Natural Earth. The year next to a figure is the year of the data.

Source: CountryScope (https://countryscope.org/en/country/french-southern-and-antarctic-lands), based on World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved October 24, 2026.