Port-Christmas
Port-Christmas is a natural and historical site on the Kerguelen Islands, located at the northern tip of the main island, on the east coast of the Loranchet Peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kerguelen Arch.
Kerguelen Arch
Peak
The Kerguelen Arch is a former natural arch on the island of Grande Terre in the Kerguelen Islands of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, an archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean. Kerguelen Arch is situated 4 km southeast of Port-Christmas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baie de l’Oiseau and Baie de la Dauphine.
Baie de l’Oiseau
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Baie de l'Oiseau is a natural harbour in the Loranchet Peninsula, in the North-Western part of the island Grande Terre, part of the Kerguelen Islands. It was the landing site of the expedition under Yves de Kerguelen in 1772, and later of the expedition under James Cook in 1776. Baie de l’Oiseau is situated 2½ km east of Port-Christmas.
Baie de la Dauphine
Locality
Baie de la Dauphine is a natural harbour located on the Loranchet Peninsula, at the north-west of Grande Terre in the Kerguelen Islands. Baie de la Dauphine is situated 4½ km south of Port-Christmas.
Port-Christmas
- Type: Locality
- Description: French historical harbor with historical influence
- Location: French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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Latitude
-48.67735° or 48° 40′ 39″ southLongitude
69.0226° or 69° 1′ 21″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
4J3F82FF+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 2561035886OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Port-Christmas” goes by many names.
- French: “Port-Christmas”
- Spanish: “Puerto de Navidad”
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