French Southern and Antarctic Lands references on wikipedia
French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (, abbreviated TAAF), full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (FrenchTerritoire des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises), consist of a group of volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, southeast of Africa, approximately equidistant between Africa, Antarctica and Australia; Adélie Land, the French claim on the Antarctica continent under the Antarctic Treaty System; the Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean.