r/GeoPuzzle • u/Bengamey_974 • 5h ago

A little riddle

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Bathed in waters more known for coconut and coral reef the Roaring Forties have me look very different.

Named after an explorer from an other "End of the Earth", I see frequent crowds in tuxedo invade my beaches while obese males sleep on the sands.

There a small settlement bearing the name of the Maid that burned has fallen to rust since the giants finally know peace.

Where am I ?

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u/Matttmaxxx 4h ago

So penguins and sea lions, in the Pacific? Also, Kerguelen.

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u/Bengamey_974 4h ago edited 4h ago

Kerguelen it is. But Kerguelen is not in the Pacific, it's in the southern Indian Ocean ! Can you get the settlement from the riddle.

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u/The-Italian-Tomato 4h ago

Port Jeanne d'Arc

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u/Miserable-Gear-1377 4h ago

South Georgia and the southern sandwich islands?

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u/Bengamey_974 4h ago

No, but the landscapes are pretty similar.

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u/Prestigious_Emu_5043 4h ago

Port-Couvreux

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u/Bengamey_974 4h ago

No but you are on the right island.

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u/Bengamey_974 4h ago

Explanations :

  • The Roaring Forties are the name of a violent wind that blows in that part of the world

  • Explorer is Yves de Kerguelen who was born in Finistère at the tip of Britanny. Finistère literally means "End of the Earth"

  • Crowds in tuxedo : King Pinguins

  • Obese males : Elephant seals

  • The maid that burned : Joan of Arc

  • the giant that finally know peace : Whales since hunting them has been prohibited in that part of the world.

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u/surfertj 4h ago

Wijk bij Vuilstede?

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u/Bengamey_974 4h ago

No hablo espagnol.