Île de l'Ouest
49°21′S 68°44′E / 49.350°S 68.733°E / -49.350; 68.733Archipelago Îles Kerguelen Total islands 1 Major islands Île de l'Ouest Area 33.0 km2 (12.7 sq mi) Area rank 6th(In the Kerguelen Islands) Length 5 km (3.1 mi) Width 12 km (7.5 mi) Coastline 30 km (19 mi) Highest elevation 617 m (2024 ft) Highest point Pic Philippe d'Orléans Administration District Îles Kerguelen Demographics Demonym Oueste Population 0
France
The Île de l'Ouest is a French island in the Kerguelen archipelago located west of Grande Terre in the extension of the Lakes peninsula, by the foothills of the Cook glacier. It has two bays:Noroît Bay to the north and Bretonne Bay to the south.
It is divided by the Grande Terre by the détroit de la Marianne (Marianne's strait). The highest point is a mountain named Pic Philippe d'Orléans, at 617 metres.
References
- Kerguelen islands map, Géoportail IGN.
- General view of non-metropolitan France, Maison de la Géographie.
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