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Îles Leygues

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The Îles Leygues, or Leygues Islands, are a group of small islands and islets that are part of the subantarctic Kerguelen archipelago, a French territory in the southern Indian Ocean. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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National Park or Reserve 1
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UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
Protected Status
Ramsar Wetland Site 1
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Îles Leygues
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Source Wikidata: Îles Leygues
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1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Îles Leygues, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN
  • name_eng and desig_eng
    "name_eng": "Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres Australes Française", "desig_eng": "Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)"
  • desig_eng, designation 31 of the point search
    "name_eng": "Terres Australes Françaises", "desig_eng": "National Nature Reserve"
  • desig_eng, designation 32 of the point search
    "name_eng": "French Austral Lands and Seas", "desig_eng": "World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)"
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Îles Leygues (Wikipedia)
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Leygues Islands (French: Îles Leygues, occasionally called Îles Swain), are a group of small islands and islets that are part of the subantarctic Kerguelen archipelago, a French territory in the southern Indian Ocean.
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Wikidata: Îles Leygues
Wikidata Q3593538, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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