[SEDXC] Fw: Glorioso

[David Thompson]

Another rare one that might deserve funds and our Logo on their card/web
page
Dave K4JRB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Floyd Gerald" <floydgee at datasync.com>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 5:38 PM
Subject: Glorioso


> #4 MOST WANTED DXCC entity coming soon
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> FR/G, GLORIOSO ISLANDS. Jean-Michel, F6AJA, editor of Les Nouvelles DX,
> informed OPDX on Monday last week that after many years of effort,
> thepermission has finally been received and an operation to Glorioso
> (Glorieuses) Islands will take place, probably early May (possibly
> between May 5-9th) for some weeks. At the moment, operators mentioned
> are Pascal/F5PTM, Freddy/F5IRO, Stephane/F6KIN, David/F8CRS, Yves-Michel/
> F5PRU and possibly 3 others. The team plans to have 3 or 4 stations on
> the air. They are currently looking for sponsors, and if you would like
> to help, please contact Didier, F5OGL. Presently, Glorioso is ranked 4th
> in "DX Magazine's 2007 Most Wanted Countries World-Wide" in the mixed
> modes (EU 7th, Asia 9th and NA 4th). There is no Web page currently
> available for this operation, but details from the 2005/2006 planned
> operation Web page (which did not take place) states:
>   "The Glorioso Archipelago consists of two coral islands: Grande
>   Glorieuse (3 km in its larger diameter) where the human installations
>   are, and Ile du Lys (circular island, 600 metres in diameter) which is
>   desert. The archipelago also includes two rock islets - Roches Vertes
>   and l'Ile aux Crabes - as well as a sand bank more or less above water
>   at high tide. At the east and northeast of Grande Glorieuse are a series
>   of dunes reaching a maximum elevation of 12 m. The islands and rocks are
>   surrounded by a reef and a lagoon which is drained dry at low tide. The
>   Glorioso islands are situated 220km northwest of Diego Suarez (Mada-
>   gascar).
>     The island became French territory in 1930. Around 1912, a French came
>   from the Comoros and planted a fine coconut palm plantation there.
>   Exploited until 1958 by people from the Seychelles, it is currently
>   abandoned. There are also filaos. Fauna consists exclusively of a rather
>   large colony of terns.
>    The meteorological service of the French colony in Madagascar installed
>   on the island a rather primitive weather station in 1955 which was
>   opened only during the hurricane season from October to April. Since
>   1960 the the station is open all year round. The importance of this
>   station is clear. It predicts cyclones for the North Madagascar and
>   Comoros area. It ensures safe navigation on the Madagascar-Djibouti-
>   Madagascar and Kenya-Mauritius-Kenya air and maritime routes. (From
>   minister for the French overseas Web site)"
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