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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- …is also known as “Christmas Harbour”
- Description: bay in the north of Kerguelen Islands
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Kerguelen Arch
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Baie de la Dauphine
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3½ km south of Baie de l’Oiseau
Baie de l’Oiseau
- Category: bay
- Location: French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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Latitude
-48.68532° or 48° 41′ 7″ south
Longitude
69.05528° or 69° 3′ 19″ east
Open location code
4J3F8374+V4
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Baie de l’Oiseau” goes by many names.
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