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The Comoro Islands or Comoros (Shikomori ''Komori''; (アラビア語:جزر القمر ), ''Juzur al-Qamar''; French Les Comores) form an archipelago of volcanic islands situated off the south-east coast of Africa, to the east of Mozambique and north-west of Madagascar. The islet of Banc du Geyser and the Glorioso Islands are part of the archipelago. ==Geography== (詳細はGrande Comore (also known as ''Ngazidja''): the largest island of the Union of the Comoros, with its capital Moroni * Anjouan (also known as ''Ndzuwani'' or ''Nzwani''): part of the Union of the Comoros * Mohéli (also known as ''Mwali''): part of the Union of the Comoros * Grande-Terre (also known as ''Maore'' or ''Mahori''): part of the French overseas department of Mayotte, with its capital Mamoudzou * Petite-Terre (also known as ''Pamanzi''): Mayotte's second-largest island with the Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport The Glorioso Islands, comprising ''Grande Glorieuse'', ''Île du Lys'' and eight small rock islets, were administratively attached to the archipelago before 1975, and, geologically speaking, form a part of the archipelago. Notable reefs that are part of the archipelago are: * Banc Vailheu, or ''Raya'', a submerged volcano located 20 km west of Grand Comoro * Banc du Geyser, a reef measuring 8 by 5 km in area, situated 130 km North-East of Grande-Terre * Banc du Leven, a former island between Madagascar and Grande-Terre which is now submerged 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Comoro Islands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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