Kerguelen Islands

[ kur-guh-len, -luh n ]

/ ˈkɜr gəˌlɛn, -lən /

noun

an archipelago in the S Indian Ocean: a possession of France. 2394 sq. mi. (6200 sq. km).

French Ker·gué·len

[ker-gey-len] /kɛr geɪˈlɛn/.

Example sentences from the Web for kerguelen

They appeared determined to offer every possible obstacle to the execution of Kerguelen's orders.

Celebrated Travels and Travellers |Jules Verne
I am now at St. Helena, and shall then go to, and finish with, Kerguelen's land.

More Letters of Charles Darwin |Charles Darwin
Talked just as though they were on the Kerguelen beach hunting for a cave.

The Beach of Dreams |H. De Vere Stacpoole
It is one of those small whalers that ply amongst the islands, such as I saw down at Kerguelen.

Fritz and Eric |John Conroy Hutcheson

Then, Monsieur le Prince, with his story of desolate Kerguelen, completed the feeling.

The Beach of Dreams |H. De Vere Stacpoole

British Dictionary definitions for kerguelen

Kerguelen

/ (ˈkɜːɡɪlɪn) /

noun

an archipelago in the S Indian Ocean: consists of one large volcanic island (Kerguelen or Desolation Island) and 300 small islands; part of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories

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Kerguelen Islands

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British Dictionary definitions for kerguelen

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