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Juan de Nova Island (possession) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 17 03 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -17.0500 decimal degrees |
Long: 042 45 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 42.7500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in Mozambique Channel, half way between Mozambique a Madagascar. French possession, though also claimed by Madagascar. |
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Juan de Nova, Île (preferred,C,V)
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Île Juan de Nova (C,V,display)
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Juan de Nova Island (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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JU (C,V,FIPS)
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possession (preferred, C) |
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primary political unit (C) |
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disputed territory (C) |
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island (C) |
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