The îles de Boynes or Boynes Islands, are four small rocky islands of the
Kerguelen
The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), also known as the Desolation Islands (' in French), are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic constituting one of the two exposed parts of the Kerguelen Plateau, a large ...
archipelago, lying some south of
Presqu'ile Rallier du Baty on the main island, just south of the
50 south parallel (). They were discovered in 1772 by the first expedition of
Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec
Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (13 February 1734 – 3 March 1797) was a French Navy officer. He discovered the Kerguelen Islands during his first expedition to the southern Indian Ocean. Welcomed as a hero after his voyage and first discover ...
. They were named after the
marquis de Boynes, the French Secretary of the Navy of the period. Except for the controversial disputed claim to
Adélie Land
Adélie Land (french: Terre Adélie, ) is a claimed territory on the continent of Antarctica. It stretches from a portion of the Southern Ocean coastline all the way inland to the South Pole. France has administered it as one of five districts ...
, Boynes Islands are the most southerly French land.
References
Uninhabited islands of the Kerguelen Islands
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