Vive La Liberté Kerguelaine (French) ("Long live the Kerguelaine Freedom") | ||||||
Capital (and largest city) |
Port-aux-Français | |||||
Other Cities | Port-Couvreux | |||||
Language Official |
French | |||||
Others | Breton, English | |||||
Religion Main |
Roman Catholicism | |||||
Others | Protestantism, Judaism | |||||
Ethnic Groups Main |
French (especially Breton) | |||||
Others | Australian | |||||
Prefect | ||||||
President of the General Council | ||||||
Area | 7,215 km² | |||||
Population | ~150,000 inh. | |||||
Established | 1772 |
Kerguelen is a French Overseas Region in the Indian Ocean, centered upon the Kerguelen Archipelago. It also administers the Scattered Islands, the Crozet Archipelago, Saint-Paul island, and Amsterdam Island. Due to its very southerly location, Kerguelen is considered an Antarctic region, and its capital, Port-aux-Français (founded 1772), was the first European settlement in Antarctica.
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