To: Pan_Yan
Very surprised that Kerguelen was not listed.
17 posted on
08/16/2015 4:38:05 PM PDT by
Straight Vermonter
(Liberals support high taxes on alcohol, tobacco and wealth. And all for the same reason.)
To: Straight Vermonter; SunkenCiv
Kerguelen was the model for "Desolation Island" where Aubrey and Maturin put in to repair their badly damaged ship. O'Brien had some fun with this by having Aubrey deny in a later book that Kerguelen was "our" Desolation Island.
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