Comoro Islands
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{{Infobox Islands
| name = Comoro Islands
| image name = Comoros rel91.jpg
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| native name = جزر القمر {{ar icon}}<br>Archipel des Comores {{fr icon}}
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| location = [[Indian Ocean]]
| coordinates = {{coord|12|08|24|S|44|15|00|E|display=inline,title}}
| archipelago =
| total islands = 5
| major islands = [[Grande Comore]] (Ngazidja)<br>[[Mohéli]] (Mwali)<br>[[Anjouan]] (Nzwani)<br>[[Mayotte]]
| area = {{convert|2236|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
| highest mount = Kartala
| elevation = {{convert|2361|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| country = Comoros
| country admin divisions title = Islands
| country admin divisions = [[Grande Comore]] (Ngazidja)<br>[[Mohéli]] (Mwali)<br>[[Anjouan]] (Nzwani)
| country capital city = [[Moroni, Comoros]]
| country largest city = [[Moroni, Comoros|Moroni]]
| country largest city population = 60,200
| country leader title = [[List of heads of state of the Comoros|President]]
| country leader name = [[Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi]]
| country 1 = France
| country 1 admin divisions title = [[Overseas collectivity]]
| country 1 admin divisions = [[Mayotte]]
| country 1 capital city = [[Mamoudzou]]
| country 1 largest city = [[Mamoudzou]]
| country 1 largest city population = 53,022
| population = 984,500
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The '''Comoro Islands''' are an [[archipelago]] lying between [[Madagascar]] and the [[Africa]]n continent. The main islands are [[Grande Comore]], [[Anjouan]], [[Mohéli]] and [[Mayotte]]. The islands are volcanic in origin.
[[Political geography|Politically]], the islands are divided into two entities:
*[[Comoros]], a [[Sovereignty|sovereign]] [[state]]
*[[Mayotte]], an [[overseas collectivity]] of France
The islands and other features in the Archipelago are:
*[[Grande Comore]], the largest island, with the capital of the Rep of Comoros, Moroni
*[[Anjouan]], another island in the Comoros that has a strong separatist movement
*[[Moheli]], like Anjouan, is part of the Comoros but would also like to secede
*[[Mayotte]], an island under French administration
*[[Pamanzi]], Mayotte's second-largest island. Supports Mayotte's only airport in [[Dzaoudzi]]
*[[Banc du Geyser]], a submerged reef, the remains of what had been the fifth island in the Archipelago
*[[Banc du Leven]], another submerged island, would have been the sixth island in the archipelago
*[[Banc Vailheu]], north-west of Grande Comore, is within 7 m of the surface at low tide. It is quickly reaching surface point and may one day become a volcanic Island or drying sand cay.
*Arguably, the [[Glorioso islands]], under French administration, are counted as being part of the archipelago. They were administered by the Comoros before 1975, and are therefore sometimes counted.
The Union of [[Comoros]] is recognized as including the three northernmost islands. [[Anjouan]] and [[Mohéli]] declared their independence in [[1997]], however these unilateral declarations of independence received no international recognition and were later rescinded.
Ngazidja is the youngest of the islands, and has a massive active volcano on it, which scientists are afraid will erupt in the near future.
[[Category:Comoros archipelago| ]]
[[Category:Archipelagoes]]
[[Category:Divided regions]]
[[Category:Volcanoes of the Indian Ocean]]
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[[ast:Archipiélagu de les Comores]]
[[bn:কমোরো দ্বীপপুঞ্জ]]
[[de:Archipel der Komoren]]
[[fr:Archipel des Comores]]
[[ko:코모로 제도]]
[[nl:Comoren (eilandengroep)]]
[[ja:コモロ諸島]]
[[sk:Komorské ostrovy]]
[[sv:Komorerna (ögrupp)]]