The Kerguelen Islands (/kərˈɡeɪlən/ or /ˈkɜːrɡələn/; in French commonly Îles Kerguelen but officially Archipel Kerguelen, pronounced [kɛʁɡelɛn]), also...
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The Kerguelen Plateau ( /ˈkɜːrɡələn/, /kərˈɡeɪlən/), also known as the Kerguelen–Heard Plateau, is an oceanic plateau and large igneous province (LIP)...
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Kerguelen may refer to: Kerguelen Islands, a French territory located in the southern Indian Ocean Kerguelen Plateau, submerged continent in the southern...
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(LIP) together with the Kerguelen Plateau. When Australia and Antarctica started to separate, the Broken Ridge and the Kerguelen Plateau got separated by...
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group in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Madagascar. Kerguelen Islands (Archipel des Kerguelen), a group of volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean...
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François-Jacques Kerguélen (1928–1999) was a French botanist. He was the author or co-author of over 250 plant taxa. The standard author abbreviation Kerguélen is used...
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James Kerguelen Robinson (11 March 1859 – 1914) was an Australian prospector who was the first person born south of the Antarctic Convergence. Robinson...
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The Kerguelen tern (Sterna virgata) is a tern of the southern hemisphere. This seabird mainly breeds colonially in the Kerguelen Islands, as its common...
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Yves Joseph Marie de Kerguelen-Trémarec (13 February 1734 – 3 March 1797) was a French Navy officer. He discovered the Kerguelen Islands in 1772 during...
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The Kerguelen Arch is a former natural arch on the island of Grande Terre in the Kerguelen Islands of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, an archipelago...
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