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Bassas da India

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Bassas da India (bä'säs də ēndyä`), uninhabited atoll, 0.1 sq mi (0.2 sq km), in the S Mozambique Channel, W Indian Ocean, about midway between Madagascar and Mozambique. The atoll's rocky islets, which emerge from a circular reef, sometimes present a maritime hazard since they are normally under water at high tide and are protected by bristling reefs. A French possession since 1897, the Bassas da India group has been administered by a commissioner in Réunion Réunion , island and overseas department of France (2005 est. pop. 777,000), c.970 sq mi (2,510 sq km), one of the Mascarene Islands, in the Indian Ocean c.430 mi (690 km) E of Madagascar.
..... Click the link for more information.  since 1968. The group is also claimed by Madagascar.
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Action on items on the Malagasy islands of Glorieuses, Juan de Nova, Europa and Bassas da India and the question of East Timor were deferred until 1995.
The 49th session: looking towards the UN of the future by UN Chronicle
In discussing the agenda, some delegations opposed the inclusion of certain items, as follows: situation in Kampuchea (opposed by USSR, Cuba, Bulgaria); situation in Central America (Guatemala); question of the Comorian island of Mayotte (France); situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security (Afghanistan, USSR, Bulgaria); and questions of the Malagasy islands of Glorieuses, Juan de Nova, Europa and Bassas da India (France).
General Assembly opens 39th session, begins work on 143-item agenda by UN Chronicle
 
 
 
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