Capital: Paris
Population: n/a
Languages: French
Currency: French Franc
FRENCH SOUTHERN &
ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

1976

SOMALI FAUNA
(SG 503)

 

 

 
Name on stamp
Current name
Accepted common name
20f
none
Chelonia mydas
Green sea turtle

The turtle illustrated on the border of this minisheet is the Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) but I personally like this sheet for a different reason, each stamp has a aerial view of one of the islands in the French Indian Ocean Territories Îles Éparses de l'Ocean Indien ie. Île Tromelin to the east of Madagascar, Îles Glorieuses to teh north of Madagascar, and Île Juan de Nova, Île basses da India and Île Europa to the west of Madagascar.