Showing posts with label FRANCE (TAAF). Show all posts
Showing posts with label FRANCE (TAAF). Show all posts

May 1, 2016

2512 FRANCE (TAAF) - Dumont d'Urville Station in Adélie Land


The Dumont d'Urville Station is a French scientific station in Antarctica on Petrel Island, Geology Archipelago in Adélie Land. It is named after explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville since his expedition landed on  Débarquement Rock in the Dumoulin Islands at the northeast end of the archipelogo on January 21, 1840. It is operated by the French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor, a joint operation of French public and para-public agencies.

October 30, 2015

2000 FRANCE (TAAF) - Kerguelen shags gazing at the vessel Marion Dufresne from the coast of Grande Terre (Kerguelen Islands)


The Kerguelen Islands, also known as the Desolation Islands, are a group of islands in the southern Indian Ocean which is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Territoire des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises - TAAF). It is among the most isolated places on Earth, being located at more than 3,300km away from the nearest populated location. The main island, Grande Terre, is surrounded by a further 300 smaller islands and islets, forming an archipelago slightly smaller than Puerto Rico.