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All French Southern and Antarctic Lands

The Atlas Obscura Guide To French Southern and Antarctic Lands

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Updated March 28, 2018

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Kerguelen Islands

French scientists make up the majority of the few humans to occupy this remote island in the extreme southern Indian Ocean.

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Port Couvreux

Scattered ruins and a tiny cemetery are all that remain of a failed attempt to colonize the inhospitable Desolate Islands.

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Tromelin Island

Now home to nothing but a weather station and a landing strip, a group of enslaved people were marooned on this tiny island for 15 years.
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