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Kerguelen Arch
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The Kerguelen Arch is a former natural arch on the island of Grande Terre in the Kerguelen Islands of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, an archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean. Although the
Twin pillars of the collapsed Kerguelen Arch, 2008.
Twin pillars of the collapsed Kerguelen Arch, 2008.
Baie de l'Oiseau and the Kerguelen Arch (centre) during the ceremonies held on the aviso Eure (left) on 2 January 1893.
Baie de l'Oiseau and the Kerguelen Arch (centre) during the ceremonies held on the aviso Eure (left) on 2 January 1893.
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
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…Indian Ocean. Although the arch collapsed sometime between 1908 and 1913, the remaining pillars can be found on the littoral zone of the cape between Baie de l'Oiseau and Baie de la Dauphine, north of the Loranchet Peninsula. It is one of the best-known structures of the area, and its twin pillars are depicted on…
Arrival of James Cook in 1776 (engraving by John Webber, 1784).
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.
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.