Les îles de l'archipel Crozet - Crozet archipel island
On a eu la chance pendant la rotation de voir les
différentes îles formant l'archipel de Crozet vu que le Préfet des TAAF était a
bord du bateau. Apres l'île de la
Possession
La troisième et dernière île sur notre chemin est l'île aux
pingouins (photos 3 et 4), de loin ma préférée (après Amsterdam bien sur!!!). Elle a de très
belles falaises et abrites de nombreux oiseaux. Ces îles sont classées en
réserve intégrale, on n'a donc pas pu mettre le pied à terre.
The "Prefet" (like the big boss in charge of these territories) was on board with us. Since he wanted to visit all his "domain" we had the opportunity to see (from the boat) the different island of this area. After the Possesion island (main island) we saw the "Apostle island" (picture 1) called like this because of the rocs on the shore. We saw then the "Pig island" (picture 2) were is located the biggest king penguin colony of the world. Around 200 000 birds, ten times more than the one I visited on the main island!!! The third island was the "penguin island" (pictures 3 and 4). It's from far my favorite one (after Amsterdam, of course!!) because of the wonderfull cliffs and the numerous birds living there. Since these island are a natural parcs, it's not permitted, unfortunately, to walk on there.