Adélie Land

Adélie Land (French Terre Adélie ) is from November 21, 1924 by France claimed and defined in its borders on April 1, 1938 part of Antarctica. These claims, however, are exposed to internationally by the undersigned by France Antarctic Treaty.

Geography

The 432,000 km ² area is Ostantarktika between the 136 and the 142 longitude. To the west it borders on the Wilke country or part thereof Clarie Land, to the east by the Victoria Land and its sub- King George V Land. On the coast there is ice-free in summer only a few places. Apart from the crew of the research station Dumont d' Urville ( Winter 30 crew, summer 120), the Adélie Land is uninhabited.

The marginal sea of ​​the Southern Ocean, which lies on the coast of Adélie Land is called the Dumont d' Urville Sea.

History

Adélie Land was discovered on January 20, 1840 by the Frenchman Jules Dumont d' Urville, who named it after his wife, Adélie. Since 1955 it belongs to the territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

Others

After Adélie Land were named the Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae ) and how the meteorite in 1912 found there.

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