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Here is the limit of the forests in the world. The southernmost forested point of New Zealand is in the southern hemisphere at a latitude of close to 47 degrees south. Below that, the only forests in the southern hemisphere are in southwestern South America in the Magellanic sub-Antarctic eco-region, which reaches a latitude of almost 56 degrees south, which consequently has no geographical replica in the world.” From Vancouver Island to Powell River, you need the Courtenay to Powell River ferry. And from Vancouver you’ll take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Gibsons then drive up the coast to Egmont and take a second ferry to Saltery Bay. From here it’s about an hours drive to either the Okeover Arm or Lund. Saint-Lanne Gramont, is to the west of Île Foch in the Golfe Choiseul. It has an area of 45.8km 2 ( 17 + 11⁄ 16sqmi). Its highest point reaches 480m (1,570ft).

Armor (Base Armor), established in 1983, is located 40km (25mi) west of Port-aux-Français at the bottom of Morbihan Gulf, for the acclimatization of salmon to the Kerguelen islands. [20] The highest point is Mont Ross in the Gallieni Massif, which rises along the southern coast of the island and has an elevation of 1,850 metres (6,070ft). The Cook Ice Cap ( French: Calotte Glaciaire Cook), [19] France's largest glacier with an area of about 403km 2 (156sqmi), lies on the west-central part of the island. Overall, the glaciers of the Kerguelen Islands cover just over 500km 2 (190sqmi). Grande Terre has also numerous bays, inlets, fjords, and coves, as well as several peninsulas and promontories. The most important ones are listed below: Waugh, Charles; Asimov, Isaac; Greenberg, Martin Harry, eds. (1981). Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century. Beaufort Books. p.113. ISBN 9780825300387.

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Tenedos Bay BC: If its shade you need then Tenedos Bay is a great option. We stopped here to walk to the lake. There were sheltered tent pads, bear caches toilet and some hiking trails.

The Swedish comic James Hund by Jonas Darnell& Patrik Norrmann has set at least one episode on Kerguelen, where a satanic Nazi conspiracy against the world's leaders has its seat. Robinson, James (1906). "Appendix B: Log of the Offley". In Cerchi, D. (ed.). Reminiscences (Report). Hobart, Tasmania, AU: Archives Office of Tasmania. pp.98–99. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Port Curieuse, a harbor on the west coast across Île de l'Ouest, was named after the ship LaCurieuse, which was used by Raymond Rallier du Baty on his second visit to the islands (1913–14). We rented our kayak from Powell River Sea Kayaks. Their location is right on the ocean at Okeover Arm meaning we launched from that side.

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Delarue, Dominique. "Kerguelen – Morell – John Nunn – Ross – Ofley – Challenger – Fuller – Eure – Bossière". Kerguelen Voyages. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. But that just scratches the surface of the region’s interesting features. The islands are actually some of highest points on a huge underwater plateau. Given the right nutrients and physical conditions, spectacular blooms of phytoplankton can make an appearance in the waters over the plateau. Man has crossed deserts, immersed himself in the depths of the ocean and even went to the moon, yet there are still places disconnected from the world and almost impossible to reach. James Michener's novel Hawaii depicts an attempt by a sailing ship to pass the Straits of Magellan, describing the western exit past Desolation Island as the most difficult part of the passage. Charles Darwin, in a portrait by George Richmond, from the late-1830s. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons

Kerguelen receives frequent precipitation, with snow throughout the year as well as rain. Port-aux-Français receives a modest amount of precipitation ( 708mm or 27 + 7⁄ 8in per annum) compared to the west coast which receives an estimated three times as much precipitation per year. We took a kayak re-entry course at Deep Cove in North Vancouver a few weeks beforehand that was not only useful but fun! Desolation Sound Weather Rain! Barnard, Jason; Stewart, Al (2016). "Al Stewart – Past, Present and Future". The Strange Brew . Retrieved 12 April 2016. Here, geophysical, biological, meteorological, climatological and oceanographic research is carried out.The main island, Grande Terre, is 6,675km 2 (2,577sqmi) in area, about three quarters of the size of Corsica, and is surrounded by a further 300 smaller islands and islets, [4] forming an archipelago of 7,215km 2 (2,786sqmi). The climate is harsh and chilly with frequent high winds throughout the year. The surrounding seas are generally rough and they remain ice-free year-round. There are no indigenous inhabitants, but France maintains a permanent presence of 45 to 100 soldiers, scientists, engineers, and researchers. [5] There are no airports on the islands, so all travel to and from the outside world is conducted by ship. On his second foray, this time with a flotilla of three ships, Le Roland, l'Oiseau and La Dauphine, the islands were spotted on December 14, 1772. Kerguelen (aboard Le Roland) once again failed to land. However, the captain de Rochegude (aboard l'Oiseau) managed to get ashore on January 6, 1773, again claiming the islands for France. Two days later, a disillusioned Kerguelen put about and returned to France, his crews ravaged by scurvy. Mr Kimber - the schemer (projector) with a process to recover the lead and silver from “valuable dross” on Aubrey's land

George Byron, one of the Midshipmen of HMS Leopard, promoted to acting fourth lieutenant after the epidemic. The main island, Grande Terre, is of volcanic origin. About 150 km (93 mi.) long east-to-west and 120 km (75 mi.) north-to-south, it is the third largest island belonging to France (after Grande Terre in New Caledonia, and Corsica). Covering an area of 6,675 km² (2,577 mi²), it has a highly irregular coastline with a number of large peninsulas linked to the island by low, narrow isthmuses. These large features are further sub-divided by fjords into smaller peninsulas. Remarkably, despite its total area, no point on the main island is more than 20 km (12 mi.) from the sea.Until 1955, the Kerguelen Islands were administratively part of the French Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies. That same year, they collectively became known as Les Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (French Southern and Antarctic Lands) and were administratively part of the French Département d'outre-mer de la Réunion. In 2004 they were permanently transformed into their own entity (keeping the same name) but having inherited another group of five very remote tropical islands, les îles Éparses, which are also ruled by France and are dispersed widely throughout the southern Indian Ocean. [ clarification needed] Grande Terre [ edit ] Péninsule Rallier du Baty Port aux Français Two Brothers Mountains ( Monts des Deux Frères) Terminus of a glacier of the Cook Ice Cap Plus, if you don’t quite want to go all the way to Desolation Sound, you can kayak to the Copeland Islands which are much closer to the mainland.

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