Grande-Terre
The Kerguelen Islands, also known as the Desolation Islands, are a group of islands in the subantarctic region. They are among the most isolated places on Earth, with the closest territory being the Heard Island and McDonald Islands territory of Australia roughly 450 kilometres to the southeast, and the nearest permanently inhabited territory being Madagascar more than 3,300 km away.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,850 metres (6,070 feet)
- Description: island in the Kerguelen islands
- Also known as“Desolation Island”“Île Kerguelen”“Kerguelen”“Kerguelen Island”“La grande île de Kerguelen”
Grande-Terre
- Category: landform
- Location: French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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Latitude
-49.25° or 49° 15′ south
Longitude
69.5° or 69° 30′ east
Open location code
4J2FQG22+22
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Grande-Terre” goes by many names.
Grande TerreAfrikaans
Grande Terre (Kerguelen)Afrikaans
Douar Bras KergelennBreton
Grande TerreCatalan
Illa de Grande TerreCatalan
Île KerguelenCebuano
格朗德特尔岛Chinese
Grande TerreCzech
Grande TerreDanish
Grande TerreDutch
Grande Terre (Kerguelen)Dutch
Grand-TeroEsperanto
გრანდ-ტერიGeorgian
Grande TerreItalian
グランド・テルJapanese
그랑드테르Korean
GrantēraLatvian
Grantēra (Kergelēna arhipelāgs)Latvian
Grande TerrePolish
Wyspa KerguelenaPolish
Grande TerreRomanian
Гранд-ТерRussian
Grande TerreTurkish
Гранд-ТерUkrainian
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