evidence: Europa Island: This heavily wooded island has been a French possession since 1897; it is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station. [...] Europa Island (Iles Eparses): total - 28 sq km; land - 28 sq km; water - 0 sq km [...] Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by scientists