Links to overseas territories around the globe. For the British Overseas Terriories see: B.O.T. Links
Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands) |
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Départements et régions d’outre-mer (France) |
Clipperton Attol (National Geographic) On one of the most remote tropical islands on Earth, a million ravenous crabs share a thin ring of dry land with tens of thousands of birds, 2,000 invasive rats, the rusting remains of a guano industry, and the occasional adventurous visitor. |
Clipperton Island 2000 DXpedition to Clipperton Island, March 1, 2000 through March 8, 2000. |
Discover France – French Colonization From its beginnings in the early 1600s through the great expansion of the late 19th century, the French overseas empire was formed more by the agencies and stimulation of the state, church, and armed forces than by the initiation of the business community. |
Île Amsterdam Photos from Île Nouvelle-Amsterdam. |
Île Europa – Définition et Explications L’île Europa est une petite île tropicale de l’océan Indien d’un peu moins de 30 km2 située dans le sud du canal du Mozambique. |
Le 10 mai 1802, la mort de Louis Delgrès pour défendre l’abolition de l’esclavage (Guadeloupe) Aujourd’hui en ce 10 mai, vote de la loi Taubira en 2001 reconnaissant la traite et l’esclavage comme crimes contre l’humanité, il faut aussi rattacher un autre événement bien plus ancien, la proclamation du Colonel Delgrès en 1802. Un texte adressé à “L’Univers entier” intitulé “Le dernier cri de l’innocence et du désespoir”. Il y a annonce son intention de “vivre libre ou mourir”. |
Les premiers agents de terrain sur l’île Europa L’île d’Europa est devenue la 42ème Zone humide d’Importance Internationale française le 27 octobre 2011 au titre de la Convention de Ramsar. |
Minor French Dependencies List of minor French overseas dependencies. |
New Caledonia Travel Specialist This website is designed to help you increase your knowledge of the destination and ultimately help you give the best advise to your clients and make their dream holidays come true. You will find inspiring itineraries ideas, a toolkit section, a list of wholesalers that sell New Caledonia but more importantly you can become a ‘New Cal Specialist’ today with our E-learning programme and be a destination expert! |
Outremers360 Outremers 360°, an information site that covers all overseas news, in France, in the three oceans (Atlantic, Indian, Pacific), locally, regionally and internationally. |
Pacific Elders back New Caledonia’s call to defer independence referendum Citing a spike in coronavirus-related deaths, the Pacific Elders’ Voice urged French President Emmanuel Macron to defer New Caledonia’s third independence referendum currently scheduled for Dec. 12. |
TAAF Official site of TAAF. |
Tournée conjointe des autorités TAAF et FAZSOI dans les îles Éparses Du 11 au 13 octobre 2021, Monsieur Charles Giusti, préfet, administrateur supérieur des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF), et le général Laurent Cluzel, commandant supérieur des Forces armées dans la zone sud de l’océan Indien (FAZSOI), se sont rendus dans les îles Europa, Juan de Nova et Grande Glorieuse du district des îles Éparses des TAAF, dans le cadre de la traditionnelle « Tournée des îles. |
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Plazas de soberanía (Spain) |
Inside Story of Morocco and Spain’s Battle For Uninhabited Island, 15 Years Later Spanish insider accounts of the Leila Island (Perejil Island) military conflict between Morocco and Spain have emerged, shedding light on the bloodless crisis, 15 years after it happened. |
Los islotes de España frente a Marruecos custodiados por el Ejército (Islets of Spain off the coast of Morocco guarded by the Army) Three Spanish territories guarded by the military on the African coast close to Morocco: the Alhucemas Rock, the Vélez rock and the Chafarinas Islands. Places that for security reasons are almost impossible to visit. Tres territorios españoles custodiados por militares en la costa africana y frente a Marruecos: el peñón de Alhucemas, el peñón de Vélez y las islas Chafarinas. Lugares que por razones de seguridad son cuasi imposibles de visitar. |
The heavy-lifting ‘mule women’ of Melilla They are known as the mule women of Melilla. Everyday they carry heavy loads across the border between the Spanish enclave and Morocco. |