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Which French island is located in the Indian Ocean?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Resident card no. 155
Quelle île française se trouve dans l'océan Indien ?
Which French island is located in the Indian Ocean?
Answer. Reunion (or Mayotte).
La Réunion (ou Mayotte).
Reunion is a volcanic island east of Madagascar. Mayotte is also a French island in the Indian Ocean.
The official text that proves it
« La Réunion est une île volcanique située dans l’océan Indien , à l’est de Madagascar et au sud-ouest de l’île Maurice. »
Reunion is a volcanic island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and southwest of Mauritius.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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