Baie de l'Oiseau
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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 Yv
Arrival of James Cook in 1776 (engraving by John Webber, 1784).
Baie de l'oiseau photographed by the aviso Eure on 2 January 1893, when France claimed the territory. The Kerguelen Arch is visible in the background.
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
Baie de l'Oiseau
…Baie de l'Oiseau (French pronunciation: , Bird Bay) 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…
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.
Illustration from John Nunn's book about the three years he and his shipwrecked crew survived on the island in the 1820s.