Kerguelen

The Kerguelen Islands , also known as Desolation
Island, are a group of islands in the southern Indian
Ocean. The islands are a territory of France.
There are no indigenous inhabitants, but France maintains a permanent presence of 50 to 100 scientists, engineers and researchers.[2]

The main island, Grande Terre, is 6,675 km² in area and is surrounded by another 300 smaller islands and islets, forming an archipelago of 7,215 km². The climate is raw and chilly with frequent high winds, but not severely cold throughout the year, much like that of the outer Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
While the surrounding seas are generally rough, they remain ice-free year-round.

Les iles Kerguelen ont été nommées Iles de la Désolation par le Lieutenant de Vaisseau Louis Aleno de St-Alouarn, Commandant du Gros-Ventre qui en pris possession. C'est Cook qui les renomma par dérision,  "Iles Kerguelen" après avoir vérifié qu'il ne s'agissait pas du continent Austral que Kerguelen s'est vanté avoir découvert et avoir abandonné sa conserve  le Gros-Ventre. .