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Kerguelen's Land

or DESOLA- TION ISLAND, an island of volcanic origin, in the Antarctic Ocean. The surface is mountainous (Mount Ross, 6,- 120 feet), and most of the interior is covered with an ice sheet and its glaciers. The island was discovered in 1772 by a Breton sailor, Kerguelen- KERTCH Kerman is only noted for the manufacture of the famous Kerman carpets (a sort of woolen rugs), felts, and brass cups. a

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