Roland Island
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The Roland Island is a French island located in the Indian Ocean, North-Ouest off the Kerguel Islands. It belongs to the Nuageuses Islands.
It is named after the ship Rolland de Kerguelen de Trémarec (but with only one "l") when she came there during her second expedition in 1773.
The island is around 4 kilometers long (North-South) and around 2 km wide with 2 summits, the highest being the Charco Peak (500m hight).
It is named after the ship Rolland de Kerguelen de Trémarec (but with only one "l") when she came there during her second expedition in 1773.
The island is around 4 kilometers long (North-South) and around 2 km wide with 2 summits, the highest being the Charco Peak (500m hight).
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Coordinates: 48°35'31"S 68°46'47"E
- Kerguelen Islands / Îles Kerguelen (France) 9 km
- L'île Saint-Lanne Gramont 39 km
- Foch Island 44 km
- Île de l'Ouest 82 km
- Port Island 82 km
- Lle longue 126 km
- Heard Island 579 km
- Île de l'Est 1277 km
- Ile de la Possession 1311 km
- Île aux Cochons (Pig Island) 1429 km
- Passe de l'Alouette 5 km
- Chenal du J.B. Charcot 15 km
- Baie de la Désolation 22 km
- Baie de Recques 29 km
- Baie Rocheuse 39 km
- Baie Blanche 44 km
- Golfe Choiseul 46 km
- Baie de Londres 52 km
- Passe de la Résolution 62 km
- Baie Rhodes 65 km