Baie de l’Oiseau
Baie de l'Oiseau is a natural harbour in the Loranchet Peninsula, in the northwestern 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.
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- Description: bay in the north of Kerguelen Islands
- Also known as“Christmas Harbor”“Christmas Harbour”“Port Christmas”“Weihnachts-Hafen”
Places of Interest
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Kerguelen Arch
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Places in the Area
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Locality
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2½ km northwest of Baie de l’Oiseau
Baie de l’Oiseau
- Category: body of water
- Location: French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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Latitude
-48.68657° or 48° 41′ 12″ south
Longitude
69.05475° or 69° 3′ 17″ east
Open location code
4J3F8373+9W
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Baie de l’Oiseau” goes by many names.
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