Desolation Islands

English

Etymology

Coined by British explorer James Cook in 1776, after the description of the islands left by Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, who discovered the islands in 1772. Cook preferred the alternate name Kerguelen Islands instead of Desolation Islands.

Proper noun

Desolation Islands

  1. Synonym of Kerguelen Islands

Translations
Kerguelen Islands — see Kerguelen Islands
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