Kerguelen Islands
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Area
7K km²
Coordinates
-49.3500, 70.2167
Category
islands
Overview
The 'Desolation Islands' - a windswept subantarctic wilderness far from anywhere.
About
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 Heard Island and McDonald Islands territory of Australia located at roughly 450 kilometres to the southeast, and the nearest permanently inhabited territory being Madagascar at more than 3,300 km (1,800 nmi) in distance.
More about Kerguelen Islands
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