What is Crozet Islands?
[[File:2020-11 Crozet Islands - King Penguin colony 07.jpg|thumb|250px|King penguins at Port Alfred on Possession Island]] [[File:Crozet Map.png|thumb|250px|Map of the Crozet Islands]] The '''Crozet Islands''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Iles Crozet'' or ''Archipel Crozet'') are a group of [[island]]s in the [[Indian Ocean]]. The islands are very far away. It is about {{convert|3000|km|mi}} from [[ Mauritius]]. The only place where people live on the islands is at [[Alfred Faure]] (''Port Alfred'').<ref name=Brittanica>{{Cite web|title=Crozet Islands {{!}} Wildlife, Marine Life & Seabirds {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Crozet-Islands|access-date=2023-11-10|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> There are many islands that are a part of the Crozet Islands such as:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iles Crozet|url=https://www.ndsu.edu/subantarctic/iles_crozet.htm|access-date=2023-11-10|website=www.ndsu.edu}}</ref> *[[Île aux Crochons]] (''Pig Island'') *[[Île des Pingouins]] (''Penguin Island'') *[[Îlots des Apôtres]] (''Apostle Islets'') **[[Grande Île]] (''Big Island'') *[[Île de la Possession]] (''Possession Island'') *[[Île de I'Est]] (''East Island'') Many [[animal]]s can be found on the islands like [[penguin]]s, [[seabird]]s, and [[seal]]s. Different kinds of penguin live on the islands like [[macaroni penguin]]s, [[gentoo penguin]]s, [[king penguin]]s, and [[rockhopper penguin]]s. Some seabirds that can be found on the island are the [[Crozet shag]], [[wandering albatross]], and many kinds of [[petrel]]s.<ref name=WWF>{{WWF ecoregion|id=an1104 |name=Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra |access-date=2012-01-10}}</ref> There are some plants on the islands, but not a lot. There is mostly [[grass]], [[moss]], and [[lichen]].<ref name=WWF /> The islands were found in 1772 and was used for seal hunting for a lot of its history until it was made a [[nature reserve]].<ref name=Brittanica /> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Outlying territories of European countries}} [[Category:French