French Antarctic Expedition
The French Antarctic Expedition is any of several French expeditions in Antarctica.
Flag of the Expéditions Polaires Françaises.
Adélie Land or Adélie Coast is a claimed territory of France located on the continent of Antarctica. It stretches from a portion of the Southern Ocean coastline all the way inland to the South Pole. France has administered it as one of five districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands since 1955 and applied the Antarctic Treaty System rules since 1961. Article 4 of the Antarctic Treaty deals with territorial claims, and although it does not renounce or diminish any preexisting claims to sovereignty, it also does not prejudice the position of contracting parties in their recognition or non-recognition of territorial sovereignty. France has had a permanent station in Adélie Land since 9 April 1950.
Discovery by Jules Dumont d'Urville, 1840
Rocks brought back by the expedition in January 1840
Colony of Adelie Penguin near the French Dumont d'Urville Station on Adélie Land, Antarctica.