Kerguelen Islands

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French overseas territory archipelago

The Kerguelen Islands are a remote, sub-Antarctic French archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, known for their harsh climate, rugged volcanic landscape, and scientific research stations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French overseas territory →
archipelago →
administeredBy French Southern and Antarctic Lands →
surface form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands administration
alsoKnownAs Desolation Islands →
approximateCoordinates 49°S 70°E →
capital Port-aux-Français →
climate oceanic subpolar climate →
climateCharacteristic cool temperatures year-round →
frequent precipitation →
harsh and windy →
country France →
discoveredBy Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec →
discoveryDate 1772 →
distanceTo about 2000 km north of Antarctica →
about 3300 km southeast of Madagascar →
hasCoastlineFeature many fjords and bays →
hasEconomicActivity limited fishing →
support for scientific bases →
hasFauna penguins →
seabirds →
seals →
hasFlora Kerguelen cabbage →
hasGeologicalOrigin volcanic →
hasHighestPoint Mont Ross →
hasIsland Grande Terre →
Île Foch →
Île Haute →
Île Howe →
Île Longue →
Île Saint-Lanne Gramont →
Île de Castries →
Île de Croÿ →
Grande Terre →
surface form: Île de l'Ouest

Île du Port →
hasMainIsland Grande Terre →
hasNo indigenous population →
hasPopulationType temporary scientific and technical staff →
hasResearchStation Port-aux-Français research station →
highestPointElevation about 1850 metres →
largestSettlement Port-aux-Français →
locatedIn southern Indian Ocean →
sub-Antarctic region →
locatedOn Kerguelen Plateau →
namedAfter Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec →
partOf French Southern and Antarctic Lands →
researchField biology →
geophysics →
glaciology →
meteorology →
oceanography →
sovereignState France →
surroundedBy Southern Ocean →
uninhabitedBy permanent civilian population →
usedFor scientific research →

Referenced by (3)

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Antarctic fur seal → breedsOn → Kerguelen Islands →
Indian Ocean → hasMajorIsland → Kerguelen Islands →
Antarctic fur seal → nativeTo → Kerguelen Islands →