AI generatedCrozet Islands
French Southern and Antarctic Lands · Crozet
Short description of Crozet Islands
The Crozet Islands are the first landfall on the run south from Réunion and hold one of the great gatherings of birds anywhere. At the Baie du Marin on Île de la Possession, tens of thousands of king penguin pairs stand on the beach below the Alfred Faure station, which is staffed the year round by a few dozen people. Wandering albatrosses nest on the open slopes above. Elephant seals lie along the shore. Nobody lives here outside the station, landings need a permit from the territory, and the weather turns within the hour.
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Best time to visit: December – February
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- King penguin colony at the Baie du Marin
- Alfred Faure research station
- Wandering albatrosses on the slopes
- Elephant seals along the shore
- Île aux Cochons and its penguin colony
- Volcanic cliffs of Île de la Possession
- Fur seals of the rocky beaches
- Waterfalls off the inland plateau
- Petrels and skuas over the ridges