Île Amsterdam
Île Amsterdam is a mostly uninhabited island of the Indian Ocean, far from almost everywhere. Together with Île Saint-Paul, it forms a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Its only settlement is a research station.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont du Fernand and Mont de la Dives.
Mont de la Dives
Peak
Mont de la Dives is the highest mountain in Amsterdam Island, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Indian Ocean. Mont de la Dives is situated 3½ km southeast of Île Amsterdam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cratère Antonelli and Martin-de-Viviès.
Cratère Antonelli
Locality
Cratère Antonelli is a locality, which is situated 4 km northeast of Île Amsterdam.
Martin-de-Viviès
Hamlet
Île Amsterdam, also known as Amsterdam Island or New Amsterdam, is an island of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the southern Indian Ocean that together with neighbouring Île Saint-Paul 90 kilometres to the south forms one of the five districts of the territory. Martin-de-Viviès is situated 6 km northeast of Île Amsterdam.
Île Amsterdam
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Amsterdam Island”, “Amsterdan”, “Ile Amsterdam”, and “Nouvelle Amsterdam”
- Category: landform
- Location: Île Amsterdam, Islands of the Indian Ocean
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.83333° or 37° 50′ south
Longitude
77.51667° or 77° 31′ east
Elevation
310 metres (1,017 feet)
Open location code
4JJV5G88+MM
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Île Amsterdam” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Amsterdameiland”
- Chinese: “阿姆斯特丹岛”
- Dutch: “Amsterdam”
- French: “Île Amsterdam”
- French: “Îles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam”
- German: “Amsterdam”
- Japanese: “アムステルダム島”
- Norwegian: “Amsterdamøya”
- Romanian: “Insula Amsterdam”
- Russian: “Амстердам”
- Slovak: “Nový Amsterdam”
- Spanish: “Islas Saint-Paul y Amsterdam”
- Swedish: “Amsterdam”
- Swedish: “Amsterdamön”
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