Dumont d'Urville Station

The Dumont - d'Urville station ( base Dumont d' Urville ) is a French scientific station in Antarctica on the Petrel Island in Géologie archipelago in Terre Adélie. It is named after the explorer Jules Dumont d' Urville.

It is operated by the " French Polar Institute Paul Emile Victor", a joint project of French government and government institutions. The station was built in 1956 to replace the approximately 64 km further west station Port -Martin, which was completely burned on the night of January 24, 1952, in which no one was injured. The station Dumont d' Urville allowed 30 to 40 people to go to the same country.

Ice and strong katabatic winds often prevent landings - whether with helicopters, inflatable dinghies. It can overwinter 30 people, in the summer it can accommodate 120 people.

From the Dumont - d'Urville station in 1967 some French sounding rockets were launched from the type Dragon.

From Hobart in Tasmania, the research vessel l' Astrolabe bring supplies and personnel to the station. From November to March makes the l' Astrolabe usually three to five trips.

The Dumont - d'Urville station in 2003 was the starting point for the filming of the French documentary March of the Penguins.