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Pierre François Péron

1769–1846

Pierre François Péron reported being marooned for 40 months on Saint Paul Island while gathering sealskins.

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Pierre François Péron reported that he was marooned for 40 months on Saint Paul Island while gathering sealskins and that he wrote an account of this experience.

In February 1793 Sir George Staunton encountered Péron and four other sealers on the southern part of the island.

Compiled from Wikipedia. Automated record.

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