The îles de Boynes or Boynes Islands, are four small rocky islands of the
Kerguelen archipelago, lying some south of
Presqu'ile Rallier du Baty
The Rallier du Baty Peninsula (french: Péninsule Rallier du Baty or ''Presqu'ile Rallier du Baty'') is a peninsula of Grande Terre, the main island of the subantarctic Kerguelen archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean. It occupies the south-w ...
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. 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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