Crozet Islands
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The Crozet Islands are a sub-Antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean. They form one of the five administrative districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
One of the Crozet Islands
The Marion Dufresne off the "port" of Crozet. East Island in the background.
One of the penguin colonies of the islands
The Eastern Group as seen from outer space in December 1998.
Prince Edward Islands
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The Prince Edward Islands are two small uninhabited subantarctic volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean that are administered by South Africa. They are named Marion Island and Prince Edward Isl
Crozet Islands
…visiting the islands referred to both the eastern and western groups as the Crozet Islands, and Marion Island became the name of the larger of the two Prince Edward Islands, which had been discovered by Captain Marion on the same expedition. In the early 19th century, the islands were often visited by sealers, and the seals…
View from Marion island of the South African icebreaker SA Agulhas, with a penguin swimming in the water and kelp on the shore
A wandering albatross
Cloud patterns over the Prince Edward Islands