Kerguelen Islands
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Kerguelen Islands Îles Kerguelen
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Location of the Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean
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Map of the Kerguelen Islands
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| Largest city | Port-aux-Français |
| Official languages | French |
| Government | District of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| François Hollande | |
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• Administrator
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Pascal Bolot |
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• Head of District
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Disker |
| French overseas territory | |
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• Discovery
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February 1772 |
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1944 |
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• Total
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7,215 km2 (2,786 sq mi) |
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• Estimate
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around 45 (winter) around 110 (summer) |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| Calling code | +262 |
| Internet TLD | .tf |
The Kerguelen Islands (/ˈkɜːrɡəlɛn/ or /ˈkɜːrɡələn/; in French Îles Kerguelen but officially Archipel des Kerguelen, pronounced: [kɛʁɡeˈlɛn]), also known as the Desolation Islands (Îles de la Désolation in French), are a group of islands in the southern Indian Ocean constituting one of the two exposed parts of the mostly submerged Kerguelen Plateau. They are among the most isolated places on Earth, located 450 km (280 mi) northwest of the uninhabited Heard Island and McDonald Islands and more than 3,300 km (2,051 mi) from the nearest populated location, along Madagascar (except the Alfred Faure scientific station in Île de la Possession, about 1340 km from there, and non-permanent station located in Île Amsterdam, 1,440 km away). The islands, along with Adélie Land, the Crozet Islands, Amsterdam, and Saint Paul Islands, and France's Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean are part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and are administered as a separate district.
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