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    Île de l'Ouest

    Enez ar C'hornôg, West Island

    49°21′S 68°41′E

    The Île de l'Ouest (French pronunciation: [il də lwɛst]) 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.

    49°21′S 68°41′E

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    The Île de l'Ouest (French pronunciation: [il də lwɛst]) 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.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Kerguelen Islands

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    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia