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Desolation Islands

Desolation Islands proper noun: synonym of Kerguelen Islands.

Proper noun

the Desolation Islands pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Synonym of Kerguelen Islands.

Synonyms of Desolation Islands

Origin of Desolation Islands

Coined by British explorer James Cook in 1776, after the description of the islands left by Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, who discovered the islands in 1772. Cook preferred the alternate name Kerguelen Islands instead of Desolation Islands.

Questions about Desolation Islands

What does Desolation Islands mean?
Desolation Islands means synonym of Kerguelen Islands.
What part of speech is Desolation Islands?
Desolation Islands is a proper noun.

Words near Desolation Islands in the dictionary

  1. desolates
  2. desolatest
  3. desolating
  4. desolatingly
  5. desolation
  6. Desolation Islands
  7. desolations
  8. desolator
  9. desolators
  10. desolatory
  11. desolder

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