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Baie de l'Oiseau

France

Baie de l'Oiseau (French pronunciation: [bɛ də lwazo], Bird Bay) is a natural harbour in the Loranchet Peninsula, in the northwestern part of the island Grande Terre, part of the Kerguelen Islands. It was the landing site of the expedition under Yves de Kerguelen in 1772, and later of the expedition under James Cook in 1776. The site of Port-Christmas is part of the bay.

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