Geyser Reef — De Facto Map

Geyser Reef — Geyser Reef · Disputed reef · France.

Interactive de facto map of Geyser Reef, a territory of France. Banc du Geyser, a reef of some 8 by 5 km in the Mozambique Channel, north-east of Mayotte, that barely breaks the surface at low tide. France counts it with the Glorioso Islands, one of the Scattered Islands; Madagascar annexed it in 1976 and the Comoros claim it too. What is at stake is the seabed around it, where oil is thought to lie. Explore Geyser Reef on the map alongside the other overseas holdings of France, drawn as they are administered on the ground.