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Desolation Islands
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English
Etymology
en James Cook 1776 British explorer, after the description of the islands left by en Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, who discovered the islands in 1772. Cook preferred the alternate name en Kerguelen Islands instead of Desolation Islands.
Proper noun
p 1 Desolation Islands
en Kerguelen Islands.
Translations
Desolation Islands Kerguelen Islands
French: fr îles de la Désolation
Polish: pl Wyspy Kerguelena nv-p