UNESCONational Nature Reserve
Wolong (Giant Panda National Park)
China
ChinaGiant panda · red panda
March to May
See parkNicknamed the Desolation Islands by James Cook in 1776; France's largest nature reserve
Area
7,215 km²
Designated in
2006
Region
Subantarctic (southern Indian Ocean)
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Nicknamed the Desolation Islands by the man who found them in 1772; France's largest nature reserve
Made a National Nature Reserve by France in 2006 — the largest nature reserve in the whole of French territory, mainland included — the Kerguelen Islands were christened the Desolation Islands by the man who found them, the French navigator Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, after sighting them in 1772 without ever landing, struck by how inhospitable they looked. They have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2019 as part of the French Austral Lands and Seas, and the permanent scientific base at Port-aux-Français, active since 1951, supports continuous research programmes on southern elephant seals and several penguin species.
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Same type of protected area: National Nature Reserve
Same type of protected area: National Nature Reserve
Same type of protected area: National Nature Reserve
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Same type of protected area: National Nature Reserve
