Île de l'Ouest | |
Location: | Indian Ocean |
Coordinates: | -49.35°N 112°W |
Archipelago: | Îles Kerguelen |
Total Islands: | 1 |
Major Islands: | Île de l'Ouest |
Area Km2: | 33.0 |
Rank: | 6th(In the Kerguelen Islands) |
Length Km: | 5 |
Width Km: | 12 |
Coastline Km: | 30 |
Elevation M: | 617 |
Highest Mount: | Pic Philippe d'Orléans |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Terres australes et antarctiques françaises |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | District |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Îles Kerguelen |
Demonym: | Oueste |
Population: | 0 |
The Île de l'Ouest is a French island in the Kerguelen archipelago located west of Grande Terre in the extension of the Lakes peninsula, by the foothills of the Cook glacier. It has two bays:Noroît Bay to the north and Bretonne Bay to the south.
It is divided by the Grande Terre by the détroit de la Marianne (Marianne's strait). The highest point is a mountain named Pic Philippe d'Orléans, at 617 metres.