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The image provides a comparative table of two atolls: Bassas da India and Ile Europa. Location: Bassas da India is 385 km W of Madagascar and 110 km NW of Ile Europa; Ile Europa is in the Madagascar Channel (between Mozambique in East Africa & Madagascar). Size: Bassas da India has a diameter of approximately 12 km and a coastline of 35.2 km; Ile Europa has a diameter of 6 km and a coastline of 22.2 km. Lagoons: Bassas da India covers 34,000 hectares with a depth of approximately 15 meters; Ile Europa covers about 900 hectares with a maximum depth of 1 meter. Status: Bassas da India has been part of French Southern & Antarctic Lands since 1897 and is claimed by Madagascar; Ile Europa is also claimed by Madagascar. Population: Bassas da India has no former populations and no current population; Ile Europa had French farmers from 1860-1920, with a current presence of a few short-term French military, weather station, and scientific personnel. Other data: Over 100 shipwrecks have been recorded on Bassas da India, while Ile Europa has less than 30. Land forms: Bassas da India mainly has a lagoon, with 10 very small rocky islets exposed at low wind and some submerged for 6 hours around low tide; Ile Europa consists of islands and lagoons, highest point at 11 meters, with a nature reserve. Vegetation: Bassas da India's land is bare; Ile Europa has dry forests, grass, scrub, and a large area of mangroves. Animal life: Bassas da India has sharks and tropical fish with no introduced animals; Ile Europa hosts tropical nesting birds, green sea turtles, other reptiles, and introduced goats & rats.
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The table allows us to discover and compare data about atolls named Bassas da India and Ile Europa. By looking at it we can receive information about the following characteristics: the location of these atolls, their size, status, population, and some extra information about shipwrecks, land forms, and use, flora, and fauna.
Even tho they are one of the most popular examples of extinct undersea volcanoes, these atolls have more differences than similarities. Bassas da India is located 110 km NW of Ile Europa, which is situated in the Madagaskar channel. The diameter of the atoll Ile Europa is two times smaller than the other one. There are also noticeable differences between the area and depth of their lagoons. The location of Bassas da India’s lagoon is circa four times bigger compared to the one Ile Europa has. The depth is c 15 m, with only c 1 m in this one. It is also mentioned that Bassas da India has no former or current population, which is not true for Ile Europa. There is also a significantly bigger number of shipwrecks in the first one.
Even though these atolls have little in common when it comes to numbers and facts, they have both been a part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands since 1897, which were later claimed by Madagascar.
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