The islands of Madagascar, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Zanzibar are in which ocean?
Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean each of the islands in the Mozambique Channel that are claimed by Madagascar. The Glorioso Islands are also claimed by the Comoros, while Mauritius claims Tromelin Island. France claims an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 200 nautical miles around each of the small islands in the Îles Éparses, which together with the EEZ claims for the islands of Réunion and Mayotte totals more than one million square kilometres in the western Indian Ocean. There is considerable overlap of the EEZ with the neighbouring states. Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean ( or "Îles
Islands of Africa French colonial empire following two military campaigns against the Kingdom of Madagascar, which it initiated after persuading Britain to relinquish its interests in the island in exchange for control of Zanzibar off the coast of Tanganyika, an important island hub of the spices trade. The British also held a number of island colonies in the region, including the extended archipelago of Seychelles and the rich farming island of Mauritius, previously under the French sovereignty. There are two sovereign island nations in the Atlantic Ocean: Sao Tome and Principe and Cape Verde. Both islands share some historical and demographic features, especially