First voyage of Kerguelen
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First voyage of Kerguelen
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The first voyage of Kerguelen was an expedition of the French Navy to the southern Indian Ocean conducted by the fluyts Fortune and Gros Ventre, under Lieutenant Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec. The aims of the expedition were to survey recently discovered sea routes between Isle de France and India, to seek the postulated Terra Australis Incognita, and to explore Australia. After successfully completing the first part of the mission, Fortune and Gros Ventre sailed South, and discovered the Ke
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1770s French mapping expedition to Indian Ocean
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2023-12-01T22:03:47Z
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