Huon Island — is an island with an area of 47 ha in south eastern Australia. It is part of the Partridge Island Group, lying close to the south eastern coast of Tasmania, in the D Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland. The island has a… … Wikipedia
Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec — was an 18th century French navigator. In September 1791 he was chosen to command the ship L esperance on the d Entrecasteaux expedition to find the lost expedition of La Pérouse. The expedition explored Australia and the South Pacific. The… … Wikipedia
Kermadec Islands — Satellitenaufnahme der Insel Raoul Karte der Inselgruppe Die Kermadecinseln oder Kermadec Islands sind eine Inselkette aus einigen kleinen Inseln im südwestlichen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Admiralty Islands campaign — Admiralty Islands Part of World War II, Pacific War … Wikipedia
List of islands of France — This is a list of islands of metropolitan France and French oversea islands.Ranking of French islands By area All French islands over 100 km², ranked by decreasing area. By population List of the most populated French islands.Islands of… … Wikipedia
Kermadec Islands — since 1887.The islands lie within 29° to 31.5° south latitude and 178° to 179° west longitude, 800 ndash; 1000 km northeast of New Zealand s North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The centre of the Kermadec Islands group is… … Wikipedia
Maatsuyker Islands — Aerial view of the group from the west. Needle Rocks are on the right. Just to the left of them is Maatsuyker Island. De Witt is the larger island on the left. Tasmania and South East Cape are in the background. View was computer generated from… … Wikipedia
List of islands named after people — This is a list of some of the islands known to be named after individual people. It details the name of the island, its location and eponym.*flagicon|Chile Alejandro Selkirk Island, Chile ndash; Alexander Selkirk *flagicon|Antarctica Alexander… … Wikipedia
Île d'Huon — 43°17′24″S 147°08′42″E / 43.29, 147.145 L île d Huon (en anglais Huon Island) est une île d une superficier d … Wikipédia en Français
New Caledonia — /kal i doh nee euh, dohn yeuh/ 1. an island in the S Pacific, ab. 800 mi. (1290 km) E of Australia. 113,680; 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km). 2. an overseas territory of France comprising this island and other smaller islands: formerly a penal… … Universalium
