Basic data
Administrative status:	district
Country:	French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Capital:	Port-aux-Français
Population:	Winter: ca. 70, Summer: ca. 110
Official language:	French
Coordinates:	49°20′S, 69°20′E
Area:	7,215 km²
Coastline:	2,800 km
highest peak:	Mont Ross (1,850 m)
longest Fjord:	Baie de Recques (21 km)
largest lake:	Lac Marville (25 km²)
largest islands:	Île Kerguelen / Grande Terre (6,675 km²)
largest glacier:	Cook-Gletscher Cook Glacier/ Calotte Glaciaire Cook (500 km²)
discovery:	12 February 1772, by Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec
Homepage:	www.taaf.fr

The Kerguelen Islands or the Kerguelen Archipelago (French: commonly Îles Kerguelen or Archipel de Kerguelen but officially Archipel des Kerguelen or Archipel Kerguelen), also known as Desolation Island, is a group of islands in the southern Indian Ocean. It is a territory of France. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1486x1530, 76 KB) Summary Author: varp Position of the Kerguelen Islands Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Kerguelen Islands ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... Port-aux-Français is the capital settlement of the French Kerguelen Islands in the far southern Indian Ocean. ... Mont Ross is a stratovolcano, the highest mountain in the Kerguelen Islands at 1,840 m. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (February 13, 1734 - March 3, 1797) was a French explorer. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 618 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1964 × 1906 pixel, file size: 904 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Territories drawn by varp File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared...

The Kerguelen Islands are located at 49°15′S, 69°35′E, which is antipodal to the area where Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana meet in North America. The main island, Grande Terre, is 6,675 km² and it is surrounded by another 300 smaller islands and islets, forming an archipelago of 7,215 km². The climate is raw and chilly but not severely cold throughout the year — much like that of the outer Aleutian Islands of Alaska — with frequent high winds; and while the surrounding seas are generally rough, they remain free of ice year-round. Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: The Strength of Many Peoples) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area  Ranked... Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area  Ranked 4th  - Total 147,165 sq mi (381,156 km²)  - Width 255 miles (410 km)  - Length 630 miles (1,015 km)  - % water 1  - Latitude 44°26N to 49°N  - Longitude 104°2W to 116°2W Population  Ranked... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... The Mergui Archipelago An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Aleutians seen from space The Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, island) are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, occupying an area of 6,821 sq mi (17,666 km²) and extending about 1,200 mi (1,900... Official language(s) English[1] Spoken language(s) English 85. ...

History

The islands are one of five districts in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and were discovered by Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec in February 1772. Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (February 13, 1734 - March 3, 1797) was a French explorer. ...

The archipelago was exploited for its seal population until their destruction, including fur seals in the 18th century and elephant seals in the 19th century. A number of expeditions have briefly visited the islands, including that of James Cook in 1776. Genera Callorhinus Arctocephalus Fur seals, or Arctocephalinae make up one of the two distinct groups of marine mammals called seals. Fur seals are usually smaller than sea lions and have a coat of dense fur intermixed with guard hairs. ... Species M. leonina M. angustirostris Elephant seals are large, oceangoing mammals in the genus Mirounga, in the earless seal family (Phocidae). ... This article is about the British explorer. ...

During Christmas 1940, the German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis was at Kerguelen Island. During their stay the complement performed maintenance and replenished their water supplies. The ship's first fatality of the war came when a sailor fell while painting the funnel. He was buried in what is sometimes referred to as "the most southerly German soldier's grave". Atlantis, known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 16 and to the Royal Navy as Raider-C, was a converted German Hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruiser, or merchant or commerce raider) of the Kriegsmarine, which, during World War II, travelled more than 161,000 km in 602 days, and sank 22 ships totaling...

Kerguelen has been used by a small number of science teams since 1949, with a population of fifty to one hundred always present. There is also a satellite tracking station. The main island is home to a well-established feral cat population descended from ships' cats. They survive on sea birds and non-indigenous rabbits introduced to the islands. The islands are also known for the indigenous, edible Kerguelen cabbage. Rescued feral kittens Most feral kittens have little chance of surviving more than a few months and are vulnerable to starvation, predators, disease and even flea-induced anemia[1][2]. Here, kittens from two feral litters are fostered by a domestic mother. ... Binomial name Hook. ...

The main base, the "capital" of the district, is located at the eastern end of the Golfe du Morbihan on Grande Terre at 49°21′S, 70°13′E and is known as Port-aux-Français. Facilities include a bar, gym, hospital, library, and the chapel of Notre-Dame des Vents. Port-aux-Français is the capital settlement of the French Kerguelen Islands in the far southern Indian Ocean. ...

In 2000, one of the over-winterers was shot and killed in a tragic accident, an event written about by a British journalist who was staying there, Matthew Parris. Matthew Parris (born August 7, 1949 in Johannesburg) is a journalist and former Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. ...

Grande Terre

The Rallier du Baty peninsula

Grande Terre, the main island, measures 150 km east to west and 120 km north to south. The highest peak is Mont Ross, which is on the west side of the island and has an elevation of 1850 m. It is covered by Cook Glacier. The island has numerous peninsulas. The most important ones are listed below and indicated on the map by numbers: Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2850x1987, 486 KB) fr: Péninsule Rallier du Baty(îles Kerguelen) en: Rallier du Baty peninsula(Kerguelen Islands) scan de photo : B.navez - Kerguelen - 1983 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2850x1987, 486 KB) fr: Péninsule Rallier du Baty(îles Kerguelen) en: Rallier du Baty peninsula(Kerguelen Islands) scan de photo : B.navez - Kerguelen - 1983 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other... A peninsula in Croatia A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered on three or more sides by water. ...

1. Courbet Peninsula
2. Péninsule Rallier du Baty
3. Péninsule Gallieni
4. Péninsule Loranchet
5. Presqu'île Jeanne d'Arc
6. Presqu'île Ronarc'h
7. Presqu'île de la Société de Géographie
8. Presqu'île Joffre
9. Presqu'île du Prince de Galles
10. Presqu'île du Gauss
11. Presqu'île Bouquet de la Grye
12. Presqu'île d'Entrecasteaux
13. Presqu'île du Bougainville
14. Presqu'île Hoche

Positionnement de la péninsule Courbet sur lîle principale des Kerguelen. ... The Rallier du Baty peninsula An old Kerguelen cabbage on the péninsule Rallier du Baty The Péninsule Rallier du Baty is a peninsula of Grand Terre, the main island of the Kerguelen archipelago. ... Ronarch Peninsula (Presquîle Ronarch) is a peninsula in the south-east of the principal island of Kerguelen. ...

Historic localities

Port Aux Français

Cook Glacier

There are also a number of historic localities, all on Grande Terre (see also the main map): Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2992x1833, 1199 KB) Summary Port Aux Français - French Station located in the Kerguelen Archipelago Back: Morbihan Gulf Author: Daniel Delille Date: 2004 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2992x1833, 1199 KB) Summary Port Aux Français - French Station located in the Kerguelen Archipelago Back: Morbihan Gulf Author: Daniel Delille Date: 2004 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3202x2128, 497 KB) fr: Glacier Cook (îles Kerguelen) bord sud en: Cook Glacier (Kerguelen Islands) south rim scan de photo : B.navez - Kerguelen - 1983 File links The following pages link to this file: Kerguelen Islands ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3202x2128, 497 KB) fr: Glacier Cook (îles Kerguelen) bord sud en: Cook Glacier (Kerguelen Islands) south rim scan de photo : B.navez - Kerguelen - 1983 File links The following pages link to this file: Kerguelen Islands ...

• Anse Betsy (historic geomagnetic station at 49°10′S, 70°13′E), on Baie Accessible, on the north coast of Péninsule Courbet. At this site, an astronomic and geomagnetic observatory was erected on October 26, 1874 by a German research expedition led by Georg Gustav Freiherr von Schleinitz.
• Armor (Base Armor)
• Baie de l'Observatoire (historic geomagnetic station at 49°21′S, 70°12′E), just west of Port-Aux-Français, also at the south coast of the Courbet Peninsula, northern shore of Golfe du Morbihan. A station was erected at this site by the German Antarctic Expedition led by Erich Dagobert von Drygalski (1902 to 1903).
• Cabane Port-Raymond (scientific camp at 49°20′S, 69°49′E), at the head of a fjord cutting off Courbet Peninsula from the south
• Cap Ratmanoff (geomagnetic station at 49°14′S, 70°34′E, the easternmost point of Kerguelen)
• La Montjoie (scientific camp at 48°59′S, 68°50′E), on the south of Baie Rocheuse, northern west coast
• Molloy (Pointe Molloy), former observatory 10 km west of later Port-Aux-Français, at the south coast of the Courbet Peninsula, northern shore of Golfe du Morbihan. An American expedition led by G. P. Ryan erected a station at this site on September 7, 1874.
• Port Bizet (seismographic station at 49°31′12, S°69′54), on the north coast of Île Longue)
• Port Christmas (historic geomagnetic station at 48°41′S, 69°03′E), on Baie de l'Oiseau, Péninsule Loranchet, extreme northwest. The place was named by James Cook, who discovered the islands and who anchored there on Christmas Day, 1776.
• Port Couvreux (formerly a whaling station, an experimental sheep farm and a geomagnetic station, at 49°17′S, 69°42′E), on Baie du Hillsborough, on the southeast coast of Presqu'île Bouquet de la Grye. From 1912 sheep were bred to create an economic basis for settlement, but the attempt had to be abandoned in 1931.
• Port Curieuse (harbor on the West coast at 49°22′S, 68°48′E), on the west coast across Île du l'Ouest. The site was named after ship Curieuse used by Raymond Rallier du Baty on his second visit the islands in 1913 to 1914.
• Port Douzième (literally Twelfth Port, hut and geomagnetic station at 49°31′S, 70°09′E), on the north coast of Presqu'île Ronarch, southern shore of Golfe du Morbihan
• Port Jeanne d'Arc (former whaling station founded by Norwegian whalers in 1908, and historic geomagnetic station at 49°33′S, 69°49′E), in the northwestern corner of Presqu'île Jeanne d'Arc, looking across Passe de Buenos Aires to Île Longue (4 km northeast). The derelict settlement consists of four residential buildings with wooden walls and tin roofs and a barn. One of the buildings was restored in 1977.

Since 1963, 49°22′S, 70°14′E just east of Port-aux-Français is a launch site for sounding rockets (mainly Arcas, Dragon and Eridan). Erich von Drygalski or Erich Dagobert von Drygalski (February 9, 1865 – January 10, 1949) was a German geographer, geophysicist and polar scientist, born in Königsberg, East Prussia. ... See also Golfe du Morbihan (Kerguelen) Map Satellite image Port of ÃŽle aux Moines Pink house near Vannes The Gulf of Morbihan is a natural harbour on the coast of the Département of Morbihan in the south of Brittany, France. ... This article is about the British explorer. ... A sounding rocket, sometimes called an elevator research rocket, is an instrument-carrying suborbital rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its flight. ... Arcas is a character from Greek Mythology, being the son of the God Zeus (The God of Thunder and the lord over all Gods) and Callisto (The Goddess of the Great Bear, also known as Ursa Major). ... The Dragon is a two-stage French solid propellant sounding rocket used for high altitude research. ... The Eridian is a two-stage French sounding rocket, which resulted from the use of the Stromboli engine of the Dragon and/or Dauphin as first and second stage. ...

The islands

Following is a list of the most important of the satellite islands:

• Île Foch in the north is the largest, with an area of 206.2 km². The highest point is 687 m at Pyramide Mexicaine.
• Île Saint-Lanne Gramont, also in the north, is the second largest, with an area of 45.8 km². It is 480 m at the highest point and is located at 48°55′S, 69°12′E).
• Île du Port, also in the north in the Golfe des Baliniers, is the third largest with an area of 43.0 km², with a highest altitude of 340 m.
• Île de l'Ouest (west, about 40 km²)
• Île Longue (southeast, about 40 km² 49°32′S, 69°54′E)
• Îles Nuageuses (northwest)
• Île de Castries 48°41′S, 69°29′E
• Île Leygues (north)
• Île Howe (north) 48°50′S, 69°25′E
• Île Violette 49°07′S, 69°40′E
• Île aux Rennes (southeast, area 36.7 km², altitude 199 m,)

Lîle Foch is one of the Kerguelen Islands situated near to the north coast of Grand Terre, the principal island. ... Lîle Saint-Lanne Gramont is an uninhabited island, the second largest island in the Kerguelen Islands, situated to the north of presquîle de la Société de géographie. ... Lîle Howe is one of the islands of the Kerguelen archipelago, situated to the north of île Foch, just after île MacMurdo. ...

Economy

The main activity on Kerguelen Islands is scientific research, mostly earth science and biology. Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Since 1992, the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) operates a satellite tracking station located 4km away from Port-aux-Français. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... CNES can also refer to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar in Scotland. ... An Earth observation satellite, ERS 2 In the context of spaceflight, satellites are objects which have been placed into orbit by human endeavor. ... An earth station or ground station is the surface-based (terrestrial) end of a communications link to an object in outer space. ... Port-aux-Français is the capital settlement of the French Kerguelen Islands in the far southern Indian Ocean. ...

Agriculture is limited to raising some 3500 sheep for local consumption. Species See text. ...

Geology

Simplified geological map of the Kerguelen Islands

The Kerguelen islands form an emerged part of the submerged Kerguelen-Heard tectonic plate, which has a surface area nearing 2.2 million square kilometers. ^[1] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1832 × 1832 pixel, file size: 370 KB, MIME type: image/png) Geological map of Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Territories drawn by varp Translated version of the original which can be found here I, the copyright... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1832 × 1832 pixel, file size: 370 KB, MIME type: image/png) Geological map of Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Territories drawn by varp Translated version of the original which can be found here I, the copyright...

The major part of the volcanic formations visible on the islands are characteristic of an effusive volcanism, which caused a trap rock formation to start emerging above the level of the ocean 35 million years ago. The accumulation is of a considerable amount, Basalt flows, each with a thickness of three to ten meters, stack on top of each other, sometimes up to a depth of 1,200 meters. This form of volcanism creates a monumental relief shaped as stairs of pyramids. Basalt Basalt (IPA: ) is a common gray to black extrusive volcanic rock. ...

Other forms of volcanism are present locally, such as the strombolic volcano Mont Ross, and the volcano-plutonic complex on the Rallier du Baty peninsular. Various veins and extrusions of lava such as trachytes, trachy-phonolites and phonolites are frequent all over the islands. Mont Ross is a stratovolcano, the highest mountain in the Kerguelen Islands at 1,840 m. ... A sample of trachyte Trachyte is an igneous, volcanic rock with an aphanitic to porphyritic texture. ... Phonolite is an igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. ...

No eruptive activity has been recorded in historic times, but some fumaroles are still active in the South-West of the Grande-Terre island. “Solfatara” redirects here. ...

A few lignite strata, trapped in basalt flows, reveal fossilised Araucariaceae fragments, dated at about 14 million years of age. Coal Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by mining. ... Genera Agathis Araucaria Wollemia The Araucariaceae are a very ancient family of conifers. ...

The Glaciations caused the depression and tipping phenomena which are at the origin of the gulfs at the north and the east of the archipelago. The very pronounced erosion caused by the glacial and fluvial activity, modeled the valleys and fjords and also allowed for the creation of conglomerate detrital complexes, and the plain of the Courbet Peninsula. Glacial and Glaciation redirect here. ... Detritus (adjective detrital) is a geological term used to describe particles of rock derived from pre-existing rock through processes of weathering and erosion. ... Positionnement de la péninsule Courbet sur lîle principale des Kerguelen. ...

The islands are part of a submerged microcontinent called the Kerguelen continent.^[2] The microcontinent existed for three periods between 100 million years ago and 20 million years ago. The so-called Kerguelen continent might have had tropical flora and fauna about 50 million years ago. The Kerguelen continent finally sank 20 million years ago and is now 1 - 2 km below sea level. It has sedimentary rocks similar to the ones found in Australia and India, indicating they were once connected. Scientists hope that studying the Kerguelen continent will help them figure out the break-up of Australia, India and Antarctica.^[3] Animated, colour-coded map showing the various continents. ... The Kerguelen Plateau is an underwater volcanic ridge—the largest in the Indian Ocean, and one of the largest in the world. ... The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ... Simplified schematic of an islands flora - all its plant species, highlighted in boxes. ... Fauna is a collective term for animal life of any particular region or time. ... Two types of sedimentary rock: limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Flora and fauna

See main article: Flora and fauna of the Kerguelen Islands.

// The Kerguelen Islands are located at the Antarctic convergence, where cold water moving up from the Antarctic mixes with the warmer water of the Indian Ocean. ...

The Kerguelen Islands in fiction

Satellite view of the Kerguelen Islands

• In the seafaring novel Desolation Island, one of the Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, the crew repairs their disabled ship on an island that strongly resembles Kerguelen, although a later book in the series asserts that it is a different Desolation Island.
• In The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, Edgar Allan Poe's only complete novel, the crew of the Jane Guy alights at Kerguelen Island before eventually pushing on towards the South Pole.
• In Biggles' Second Case by W. E. Johns, Biggles searches for Nazi Gold during World War II on and around Kerguelen.
• Warbots (no. 5) Operation High Dragon involves a secret Chinese military base located on Kerguelen Island. ISBN 1-55817-159-2
• In Gundam - The 08th MS Team, the Zeon Zanzibar-class cruiser used to evacuate Ginias Sakhalin's forces from their base is named Kerguelen.
• In the Danish graphic novel Mikkeline på skattejagt (Mikkeline's Treasure Hunt) by draftsman and cartoonist Claus Deleuran, Desolation Island plays a major role in the plot. In the humorous story the active volcano Mont Ross serves as a back entrance to hell as described in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. ISBN 87-7378-244-0
• The novel The Lost Flying Boat by Alan Sillitoe is situated around Kerguelen, though the islands' geography are not accurately described.
• The Swedish comic James Hund by Jonas Darnell & Patrik Norrmann has set at least one episode on Kerguelen, where a satanic Nazi conspiracy against the world's leaders has its seat.
• The first chapter of Jules Verne's Le Sphinx des glaces (An Antarctic Mystery) is entitled "Chapitre 1 - Les Îles Kerguelen" ("Chapter 1 - The Kerguelen Islands").
• In Patrick Robinson's Kilo Class (ISBN 0-06-109685-7), naval confrontations arise in the Kerguelen Islands between the Americans, the Chinese, and the Taiwanese.

In the novel An Inexplicable Story by Josef Skvorecky (publ.by Key Porter Books, Toronto,2002),a chapter "A Letter from Herr Rudolf Ceeh" is situated on Kerguelen Islands.It's a report by a German submarine sailor about his stay on the Kerguelens. of the Kerguelens. Download high resolution version (900x700, 71 KB)Kerguelen Islands March 4, 2004, 9:45 UTC larger version here Image Courtesy: NASA/MODIS Rapid Response System File links The following pages link to this file: Kerguelen Islands Categories: NASA images ... Download high resolution version (900x700, 71 KB)Kerguelen Islands March 4, 2004, 9:45 UTC larger version here Image Courtesy: NASA/MODIS Rapid Response System File links The following pages link to this file: Kerguelen Islands Categories: NASA images ... Spoiler warning: Desolation Island (1978) is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the fifth in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... The Aubrey–Maturin series, also known as the Aubreyad,[1] consists of a sequence of 20 completed and one unfinished historical novels by Patrick OBrian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ships surgeon Stephen... Patrick OBrian (12 December 1914 – 2 January 2000; born as Richard Patrick Russ) was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centered on the friendship of Captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish... The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is Edgar Allan Poes only complete novel, published in 1838. ... Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, literary critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. ... W. E. Johns (February 5, 1893 - 21 June 1968) was an English pilot and writer of adventure stories, best known as the creator of the ace pilot and adventurer Biggles. ... The dust jacket of an early 1970s edition of Johns Biggles, Pioneer Air Fighter James Bigglesworth, better known in flying circles as Biggles, is a fictional pilot and adventurer created by W. E. Johns. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam - The 8th MS Team, is a twelve-episode Gundam OVA series that takes place during the One-Year War, and depicts the point of view of the common soldier rather than that of the Newtype aces. ... Zeons Emblem In the TV anime Mobile Suit Gundam (Universal Century series) universe, Zeon can refer to the Republic of Zeon, the Principality of Zeon or Neo-Zeon. ... The Divine Comedy (Italian: , later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio), written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ... Alan Sillitoe (born March 4, 1928) is an English writer, one of the Angry Young Men of the 1950s. ... Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828–March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. ... Patrick Robinson is a novelist and former newspaper columnist. ...

See also

• French overseas departments and territories
• Administrative divisions of France
• Islands controlled by France in the Indian and Pacific oceans
• Sub-antarctic islands

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References

1. ^ article by Roland Shlich (Research Manager at the CNRS)
2. ^ UT Austin scientist plays major role in study of underwater "micro-continent". Retrieved on 2007-06-29
3. ^ Sci/Tech 'Lost continent' discovered Retrieved on 2007-06-29

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Kerguelen Islands

• Official site (In French)
• Official site (In French)
• Cartography of the Kerguelen, including a toponymy index (In French)
• Kerguelen Archipelago
• Southern & Antarctic Territories
• Columns about Kerguelen from The Times
• Personal site with a lot of pictures
• Rocket launches on the Kerguelen Islands
• South Atlantic & Subantarctic Islands site, Kerguelen Archipelago page