Desolation Islands - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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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
- Synonym of Kerguelen Islands
Translations
Kerguelen Islands — see Kerguelen Islands
Desolation Islands
- French: îles de la Désolation