Île de Croÿ

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Île de Croÿ is a French island, part of the Kerguelen Islands and about ten miles north-west of the main island. It is located at 48°38'19.3"S 68°37'18.6"E. [1] It has no permanent inhabitants.

Île de Croÿ within
Kerguelen archipelago
Map

Land edit

Île de Croÿ is 5.61 km from east to west. It has a volcano.[1]

Climate edit

The island is quite cold with an average of 9°C.[2]

Plants and animals edit

Living on the island are penguins, albatrosses, and seals. For more information, see List of mammals of French Southern Territories.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Île de Croy". tf.geoview.info. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Hourly weather ÎLE DE CROŸ Kerguelen Archipelago - France". weathercrave.com. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  3. ^ Jouventin, Pierre; Stonehouse, Bernard (September 1985). "Biological survey of Ile de Croy, Iles Kerguelen, 1984". Polar Record. 22 (141): 688–691. doi:10.1017/S0032247400006409. ISSN 1475-3057. S2CID 131293455.
  4. ^ "The vascular flora and vegetation of Ile de Croy, Iies Kerguelen". The Vascular Flora and Vegetation of Ile de Croy, Iies Kerguelen. 27 October 2009.