Kerguelen [Islands] - Kerguelen

Japanese: ケルゲレン[諸島] - ケルゲレン
Kerguelen [Islands] - Kerguelen
A French archipelago located in the southern Indian Ocean, approximately 70° east longitude and 50° south latitude. It consists of about 300 small islands. The main island is volcanic, with the highest point being 1,865m. There are glaciers and fjords along the coast. There is an observatory in Port-aux-Français. It was named after the Frenchman Y. de Kerguelen, who discovered it in 1772. It covers an area of ​​7,000 km 2 .

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Japanese:
インド洋南部，ほぼ東経70°南緯50°にあるフランス領の諸島。約300の小島からなる。主島は火山島で，最高点は1865m。氷河があり，海岸にはフィヨルドが発達する。ポルトー・フランセに観測所がある。名は1772年フランスのY.ド・ケルゲレンに発見されたことによる。7000km2。

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