Kerguelen Islands

Summary

Kerguelen Islands is an archipelago^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,058 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kerguelen Islands is located in French Southern and Antarctic Lands^[3].
• Kerguelen Islands is in the country of France^[4].
• Kerguelen Islands is on the body of water Indian Ocean^[5].
• Kerguelen Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago^[6].
• Kerguelen Islands's instance of is recorded as district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands^[7].
• Kerguelen Islands's instance of is recorded as island group^[8].
• Yves Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec is named after Kerguelen Islands^[9].
• Kerguelen Islands is part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands^[10].
• Kerguelen Islands is part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands nature reserve^[11].
• Kerguelen Islands's Commons category is recorded as Kerguelen Islands^[12].
• Kerguelen Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:00^[13].
• Kerguelen Islands comprises Grande-Terre^[14].
• Kerguelen Islands's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 12, 1772^[15].
• Kerguelen Islands's highest point is recorded as Mont Ross^[16].
• Kerguelen Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -49.25, 'lon': 69.166666666667}^[17].
• Kerguelen Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -49.25, 'lon': 69.166666666667}^[18].
• Kerguelen Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kerguelen Islands^[19].
• Kerguelen Islands's Commons gallery is recorded as Îles Kerguelen^[20].
• Kerguelen Islands's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/kergueleny/^[21].
• Kerguelen Islands has a population of {'amount': '+45'}^[22].
• Kerguelen Islands's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Kerguelen Islands's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Kerguelen Islands's different from is recorded as île Kerguelen^[25].
• Kerguelen Islands sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+409'}^[26].
• Kerguelen Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7215'}^[27].

Body

Identity

Part of include French Southern and Antarctic Lands^[10], a dependent territory^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1955^[30] and French Southern and Antarctic Lands nature reserve^[11], a national nature reserve^[31], in France^[32], founded in 2006^[33].

Why It Matters

Kerguelen Islands ranks in the top 4% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,058 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]