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Europa Island Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Africa : East Africa : Europa Island
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| Capital | administered from Reunion |
| Government | possession of France |
| Currency | euro (EUR) |
| Area | 28 sq km |
| Population | there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists |
| Internet TLD | .fr |
| Time Zone | UTC +2 |
Europa Island is nowhere near Europe. It is a small atoll off East Africa, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique.
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Understand
A French possession since 1897, this tropical, flat island is heavily wooded, and a wildlife sanctuary. It is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station.
Get in
By plane
There is an unpaved airstrip on the island.
By boat
Get around
Buy
There is no economic activity on Europa Island.
Sleep
There are no public accommodations on Europa Island.
Stay safe
Stay healthy
Contact
There's no way this little rock was going to get the .eu TLD. It's nominally part of France's .fr domain.
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