Kerguelen Islands
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined by British Navy officer James Cook in 1776. Named after French Navy officer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (1734–1797), who discovered the islands in 1772.
Proper noun[edit]
- An archipelago in Kerguelen Plateau, Southern Ocean. A group of islands in the Antarctic, south of the Indian Ocean
- An overseas territory of France, including the archipelago
Synonyms[edit]
archipelago
Translations[edit]
archipelago
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territory of France
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