CHAPTER XXII 
THE PRINCE EDWARD ISLES 
Marion Island and its smaller companion, Prince Edward 
Island, form the group which is generally united under 
the above name. The former lies in 46° 51' S. lat. 
and 37° 45' E. long. The latter in 46° 36' S. lat. and 
37° 7' long. The distance from the African continent is 
960 nautical miles. This group of islands, 161 square miles 
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Map of the Prince Edward Isles. 
in area and at present uninhabited, was discovered in 
1772 by the French navigator Marion du Fresne, who 
took possession of it for France. It was visited and 
explored during the voyage of the “ Challenger.” It lies, 
as do the islands next to be named, within the influence 
of the cold Antarctic current. Its origin is volcanic. 
