Kerguelen Islands
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The Kerguelen Islands, also known as the Desolation Islands, are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic region. They are among the most isolated places on Earth, with the closest territory being the
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.
French sailors officially reasserting possession of the Islands on 8 January 1893
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands is an overseas territory of France.
Kerguelen cabbages on Île Mayès, Kerguelen
Volcan du Diable on Grande Terre, Kerguelen
View of Alfred Faure
View of Port-aux-Français