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

the Desolation Islands pl (plural only)

  1. Synonym of Kerguelen Islands.

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