Indian OceanFrance
48°36′S 68°43′E
Îles Nuageuses
Part of Kerguelen Islands
The Îles Nuageuses (French pronunciation: [il nɥaʒøz]; Cloudy Islands in English, named so because of their climate) comprise a group of small islands that are part of the Kerguelen archipelago, a French territory in the southern Indian Ocean.
Overview
The Îles Nuageuses (French pronunciation: [il nɥaʒøz]; Cloudy Islands in English, named so because of their climate) comprise a group of small islands that are part of the Kerguelen archipelago, a French territory in the southern Indian Ocean. They are an important breeding spot for seabirds, especially penguins and albatrosses, and for fur seals. The islands are free of introduced species and are thus covered in dense subantarctic vegetation up to about 200 m. Human visitors are rare.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands2
- Minor islands2
- Islets6
- Rocks & skerries1
Major islands
Île de Croÿ
- Area
- 11.1 km²
- High point
- 512 m
Île de Croÿ (Croy Island) is an unpopulated island that is part of an archipelago known as the Kerguelen Islands, situated approximately 16 kilometers (10 miles) north-west of the main island. It is located at 48°38'19.3"S 68°37'18.6"E, and is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
île du Roland
- Area
- 10 km²
- High point
- 470 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.14 km²
- High point
- 12 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.14 km²
- High point
- 30 m
Islets
- îlot du Rendez-Vous91 m · 0.06 km²
- Unnamed island13 m · 0.9 ha
- Unnamed island0.3 ha
- Unnamed island13 m · 0.3 ha
- Unnamed island2 m · 0.2 ha
- Unnamed island5 m · 0.1 ha
Rocks & skerries
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
- Île de Croÿ: 512 m
- île du Roland: 470 m
- îlot du Rendez-Vous: 91 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Île de Croÿ | 11.1 km² |
| île du Roland | 10 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.14 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.14 km² |
| îlot du Rendez-Vous | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.9 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |