- Kerguelen Islands
- geographical name archipelago S Indian Ocean belonging to France area 2394 square miles (6200 square kilometers)
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Kerguelen Islands
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Kerguelen Islands — [kʉr′gə lən] group of French islands in the S Indian Ocean, consisting of one large island & over 200 small ones: 2,786 sq mi (7,216 sq km) * * * Archipelago, southern Indian Ocean. It consists of the island of Kerguelen (also called Desolation… … Universalium
Kerguelen Islands — [kʉr′gə lən] group of French islands in the S Indian Ocean, consisting of one large island & over 200 small ones: 2,786 sq mi (7,216 sq km) … English World dictionary
Kerguelen Islands — Infobox Country native name = Archipel des Kerguelen conventional long name = Kerguelen Islands common name = Kerguelen Islands symbol type = Coat of arms national motto = national anthem = map caption = map caption2 = Map of Kerguelen Island… … Wikipedia
Kerguelen Islands — Group of islands in the southern Indian Ocean … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Kerguelen Islands — … Useful english dictionary
Flora and fauna of the Kerguelen Islands — FaunaThe Kerguelen Islands are located at the Antarctic convergence, where cold water moving up from the Antarctic mixes with the warmer water of the Indian Ocean. As a consequence, marine mammals and seabirds are numerous.MammalsSeals and fur… … Wikipedia
Kerguelen — Islas Kerguelen (Îles Kerguelen) Vista de satélite de las islas Kerguelen. Localización geográfica / administrativa … Wikipedia Español
Islands administered by France in the Indian and Pacific oceans — Indian Ocean Islands= The following islands are in the Indian Ocean*Réunion ( fr. La Réunion) (Overseas department and region) *Mayotte ( fr. Mayotte) (Overseas collectivity entitled departmental collectivity ) *French Southern and Antarctic… … Wikipedia
Kerguelen Plateau — The Kerguelen Plateau (IPAEng|kɚˈɡeɪlən, ˈkɝɡələn [OED] ) is an underwater volcanic large igneous province (LIP) in the Indian Ocean. It lies about 3,000 km to the southwest of Australia and is nearly three times the size of Japan. The plateau… … Wikipedia
Kerguelen Tern — Taxobox name = Kerguelen Tern status = NT | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Sternidae genus = Sterna species = S. virgata binomial = Sterna virgata binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
