Îles Kerguelen
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Îles Kerguelen
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Desolation Islands”, “Iles Kerguelen”, and “Kerguelen Islands”
- Category: landform
- Location: French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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Latitude
-49.25° or 49° 15′ southLongitude
69.16667° or 69° 10′ eastElevation
409 metres (1,342 feet)Open location code
4J2FQ528+2MGeoNames ID
1546556
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