Kerguelen Islands

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkəːgɪlɪn, kəːˈgeɪlən/
  • a group of islands in the southern Indian Ocean, comprising the island of Kerguelen and some 300 small islets, forming part of French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

Origin:

named after the Breton navigator Yves-Joseph de Kerguélen-Trémarec, who discovered the islands in 1772