Île de l'Est
| Île de l'Est | |
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| Waters | Indian Ocean |
| Archipelago | Crozet Islands |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 26 ' S , 52 ° 13' E |
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| length | 18 km |
| width | 10 km |
| surface | 130 km² |
| Highest elevation |
Mont Marion-Dufresne 1050 m |
| Residents | uninhabited |
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The Île de l'Est (Eng. "Island of the East") is the easternmost and second largest island in the archipelago of the Crozet Islands in the southern Indian Ocean . It belongs to the French overseas territory "Terres australes et antarctiques françaises" .
geography
The Île de l'Est is about 15 km from the Île de la Possession , the largest island in the archipelago, and is separated from it by the Canal des Orques . The island is about 18 km long in the east-west direction, about 10 km wide in the north-south direction and has an area of about 130 km². It reaches a height of 1050 m above sea level and thus represents the highest island in the entire archipelago.
history
The island was discovered by Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne on January 24, 1772 and was originally named Île Aride . In his honor, the highest point on the island is named Mont Marion-Dufresne . The island was visited by whale and seal hunters in the past , but is now uninhabited.
Web links
- Île de l'Est in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ L'archipel de Crozet. Official website. In: taaf.fr. Administration des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF), accessed on May 14, 2017 (French).