Desolation Island (place)
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| - | '''Desolation Island''' is an island in the south [[Indian Ocean]] which appears in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' as a refuge where [[Jack Aubrey]] manages to bring ''[[HMS Leopard]]'' to be repaired. It strongly resembles [[Kerguelen Island]] and the [[latitude]] and [[longitude]] mentioned in the book is very close to Kerguelen. | + | '''Desolation Island''' is an island in the south [[Indian Ocean]] which appears in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' as a refuge where [[Jack Aubrey]] manages to bring ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]'' to be repaired. It strongly resembles [[Kerguelen Island]] and the [[latitude]] and [[longitude]] mentioned in the book is very close to Kerguelen. |
| - | However, in ''[[The Thirteen- | + | However, in ''[[The Thirteen-Gun Salute]]'' Aubrey specifically states that "our Desolation island" is not the same as Kerguelen. |
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Current revision as of 14:28, 10 June 2007
Desolation Island is an island in the south Indian Ocean which appears in Desolation Island as a refuge where Jack Aubrey manages to bring HMS Leopard to be repaired. It strongly resembles Kerguelen Island and the latitude and longitude mentioned in the book is very close to Kerguelen. However, in The Thirteen-Gun Salute Aubrey specifically states that "our Desolation island" is not the same as Kerguelen.
