Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec
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Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (1734 – March 3, 1797) was a French explorer.
In 1772 Kerguelen-Trémarec sailed to the Antarctic where he discovered the Kerguelen Islands and took possession of various territories for France. He was accompanied by the naturalist Jean Guillaume Bruguière.
Categories: People stubs | 1734 births | 1797 deaths | French explorers