English Explanatory Dictionary

Kerguelen Islands

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archipelago in the Antarctic, south of the Indian Ocean in the Southern Ocean.
  2. An overseas territory in France, including the archipelago.

Word forms

Kerguelen Islands the Kerguelen Islands

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.

Synonyms

Desolation Islands

Related words

Kerguelen Island

Translations

French: Archipel Kerguelen French: Îles Kerguelen Polish: Wyspy Kerguelena
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