Kerguelen Islands

English

Etymology

Coined by British Navy officer James Cook in 1776. Named after French Navy officer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (1734–1797), who discovered the islands in 1772.

Proper noun

Kerguelen Islands

1. An archipelago in Kerguelen Plateau, Southern Ocean. A group of islands in the Antarctic, south of the Indian Ocean
2. An overseas territory of France, including the archipelago

Synonyms

archipelago

• Desolation Islands

 

Translations

archipelago

• French: Archipel Kerguelen, Îles Kerguelen

territory of France

• French: Îles Kerguelen

See also

• Kerguelen Island