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Saint Paul Island
island, Indian Ocean
Also known as: Île Saint-Paul
Saint Paul Island, island in the southern Indian Ocean, administratively a part of French Southern and Antarctic Territories. A volcanic island, the crater of which has been inundated by the sea, Saint Paul has an area of 2.7 square miles (7 square km) and a maximum elevation of 1,618 feet (493 metres). It was discovered in the 16th century and first settled in the 18th century by fishermen from Réunion. France annexed Saint Paul, together with Amsterdam Island (Nouvelle Amsterdam), in 1843.
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