Île Saint-Paul
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Île Saint-Paul is an island forming part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean, with an area of 6 km2. The island is located about 90 km south of the larger Île Amsterdam 55 k
Saint-Paul with Quille Rock in the foreground
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Kerguelen Islands
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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 H
Île Saint-Paul
…1,500 acres). The island is located about 90 km (56 mi) south of the larger Île Amsterdam 55 km2 (21 sq mi), 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) northeast of the Kerguelen Islands, and 3,000 km (1,900 mi) southeast of Réunion. It is an important breeding site for seabirds. A scientific research cabin on the island is used for…
Port-Christmas and the Kerguelen Arch on 2 January 1893, a day after France reasserted its claim to Kerguelen
The islands are named after French explorer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec.
Christmas Harbour, Kerguelens Land, 1811, by the English engraver George Cooke; the location is now known as Port-Christmas
Illustration from John Nunn's book about the three years he and his shipwrecked crew survived on the island in the 1820s.