Kerguelen Islands
archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, and one of the districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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Summary
Kerguelen Islands is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,684 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: French Southern and Antarctic Lands[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Indian Ocean[5]
- Instance of: district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands[6], island group[7]
- Named after: Yves Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec[8]
- Part of: French Southern and Antarctic Lands[9], French Southern and Antarctic Lands nature reserve[10]
- Commons category: Kerguelen Islands[11]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:00[12]
- Has part(s): Grande-Terre[13]
- Time of discovery or invention: February 12, 1772[14]
- Highest point: Mont Ross[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kerguelen Islands[16]
- Commons gallery: Îles Kerguelen[17]
- Population: 45[18]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
- Different from: île Kerguelen[21]
- Elevation above sea level: 409 m[22]
- Area: 7215 km²[23], 39,708,000 ha[24]
- Perimeter: 2800 km[25]
- Maritime identification digits: 635[26]
Why It Matters
Kerguelen Islands has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]