French Antarctic Territory TAAF - “SHIPS ~ 250th ANNIVERSARY DISCOVERY OF KERGUELEN ARCHIPEIPELAGO.”

MNH ~ Miniature Sheet !

The islands are also called the Desolation Islands. Find them at -49.356915° N, 69.38831° E.
French explorer and navigator Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec spotted them 12 February 1772. For a short time, it was thought he had discovered Terra Australis. After a number of voyages to the area, it became clear, Kerguelen wasn’t this fabled land and was nothing more than a big, barren rock.

de Kerguelen-Trémarec was booted from the French Navy, shortly after returning to France from a third exploration voyage. On May 25 1776, he was court marshaled and thrown out of the French Navy for violating Naval Regulations.

Year: 2022.

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