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!!!The Kerguelen Islands 

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The Kerguelen Islands [{GoogleMap location='Kerguelen' zoom='8'}] lie in the South Indian Ocean in a triangle formed by Australia, Africa, and Antarctica. At 1,850 m, the islands highest point is Mount Ross, capped by a white glacier in this satellite image. 

Glaciation is also evident in the jagged fjords cut into the islands. The Kerguelen Islands, a territory of France, consist of one main island surrounded by about 300 smaller islands.