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Kerguelen Islands

Kerguelen Islands proper noun: an archipelago in the Antarctic, south of the Indian Ocean in the Southern Ocean.

Proper noun

the Kerguelen Islands pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An archipelago in the Antarctic, south of the Indian Ocean in the Southern Ocean.
  2. (plural, plural-only) An overseas territory in France, including the archipelago.

Synonyms of Kerguelen Islands

Origin of Kerguelen Islands

Coined by British Navy officer James Cook in 1776. Named after French Navy officer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (1734–1797), who discovered the islands in 1772.

Questions about Kerguelen Islands

What does Kerguelen Islands mean?
Kerguelen Islands means an archipelago in the Antarctic, south of the Indian Ocean in the Southern Ocean.
What part of speech is Kerguelen Islands?
Kerguelen Islands is a proper noun.

Words near Kerguelen Islands in the dictionary

  1. kerfuffly
  2. Kergloff
  3. Kerguelen
  4. Kerguelen cabbage
  5. Kerguelen cabbages
  6. Kerguelen Islands
  7. Kerguelens
  8. Kergunyah
  9. Kergunyah South
  10. keri
  11. Keri Keri

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