The Kerguelen Islands (/ k ər ˈ ɡ eɪ l ə n / or / ˈ k ɜːr ɡ əl ə n /; [2] in French commonly Îles Kerguelen but officially Archipel Kerguelen, [3] pronounced [kɛʁɡelɛn]), also known as the Desolation Islands (Îles de la Désolation in French), are a …

Kerguelen Islands, archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean. Administratively a part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises), it consists of the island of Kerguelen (also known as Desolation Island) and nearly 300 islets, which together cover about 2,400 square miles (6,200 square km). Heavily ...

2013年6月26日 · French scientists make up the majority of the few humans to occupy this remote island in the extreme southern Indian Ocean. The Kerguelen Islands are located 2,051 miles away from any sort of...

Îles Kerguelen or the Kerguelen Archipelago are 3300 km southeast of Madagascar, so far south that they lie in the Antarctic Ocean, not the Indian. They're governed as part of the Terres australes et antarctiques françaises , the French Southern and Antarctic Lands .

The Kerguelen Islands are a group of islands located in the southern Indian Ocean, about 1800 nautical miles southeast of Madagascar. The Kerguelen Islands are part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, which are overseas territories of France.

2021年2月16日 · The Kerguelen Islands or the Kerguelen Archipelago is a group of rocky islands in the southern Indian Ocean. It is very far away from any civilization and was discovered in 1772 by a French expedition.

2016年12月28日 · Located in the southern Indian Ocean roughly midway between Africa, Australia, and Antarctica, the Kerguelen Islands experience a fierce climate, with incessant, howling winds and rain or snow nearly every day.

2024年2月23日 · We’re referring to Kerguelen (which is its current name as “Desolation” fell out of use), a group of islands situated about 3,245 kilometers southeast of Madagascar and 1,950 kilometers north of Antarctica. Clearly one of the most remote and isolated places on Earth.

2023年9月4日 · The Kerguelen Islands, also known as the Desolation Islands, are a series of sub-Antarctic islands that form one of two exposed portions of the Kerguelen Plateau, a vast igneous province that is primarily submerged in the southern Indian Ocean.

2024年2月2日 · These islands, of volcanic origin, with mountainous relief, peak at 1,850 m, at Mount Ross. The coasts, very jagged, are cut with deep fjords. The interior is dotted with numerous lakes and ponds. The western region is topped …