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Brief History. Islands were discovered and claimed by the French in 1840. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna. They became a French overseas territory in 1995. Formerly, they were administered from Paris by an administrateur supérieur assisted by a secretary-general; since December 2004, however, their adminstrator has been a préfet, currently Michel Champon, with headquarters in Saint-Pierre on Réunion Island. The "capital" (main base) of the territory is Martin-de-Viviès on Île Amsterdam.

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Local name: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises

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Population: no indigenous inhabitants

Government: overseas territory of France since 1955

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Land size: 7,829 sq km

Topography: volcanic

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