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Kerguelen Islands

Archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, and one of the districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands

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  • Christmas Harbour in Kerguelen Island (South Indian Ocean), Captain Cook's ships Resolution and Discovery in the bay. Engraving by J. Newton, 1784, after J. Webber.

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    Christmas Harbour in Kerguelen Island (South Indian Ocean), Captain Cook's ships Resolution and Discovery in the bay. Engraving by J. Newton, 1784, after J. Webber.

    Webber, John, 1751-1793. | Date: [1784] | Reference: 566204i
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    Narrative of the wreck of the 'Favorite' on the Island of Desolation [Kerguelen Island]: detailing the adventures, sufferings, and privations of John Nunn; an historical account of the island, and its whale and seal fisheries ... / Edited by W.B. Clarke, M.D.

    Nunn, John, 1955- | Date: 1850

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