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Name: Crozet Islands

Type: Polity

Start: 1772 AD

End: 1955 AD

Parent: france

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Are a sub-Antarctic archipelago of small islands. The Crozet Islands were discovered on 24 January 1772 by the expedition of French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne. Since 1955 the islands are part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

Establishment


  • January 1772: The Crozet Islands were discovered on 24 January 1772 by the expedition of French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, aboard Le Mascarin. His second-in-command Jules (Julien-Marie) Crozet landed on Île de la Possession, claiming the archipelago for France.
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  • August 1955: The French Southern and Antarctic Lands have formed a territoire d'outre-mer (an overseas territory) of France since 1955.

  • Disestablishment


  • August 1955: The French Southern and Antarctic Lands have formed a territoire d'outre-mer (an overseas territory) of France since 1955.
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