27 juin 1730 - French explorer Alphonse de Pontevez, commanding the frigate Le Lys, claims an Indian Ocean atoll for France and names it after himself as the Alphonse Atoll. The next day, he claims and names the St. François Atoll
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Date:
27 juin 1730
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 295 ans