Falaises d'Entrecasteaux

French Southern and Antarctic Lands · France

Falaises d'Entrecasteaux, France
Photo: NASA ASTER volcano archive jpl, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Sheer sea cliffs on the west coast of Grande Terre in the Kerguelen Islands, rising over 700 metres above the Southern Ocean. Named for the navigator Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, they rank among the highest coastal cliffs on Earth.

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