Ice chaos and icy lakes

• Antarctica
• French Southern and Antarctic lands
• Adelie Land

Description

Ice chaos and icy lakes on the base. Dumont d'Urville Station is a French scientific station in Antarctica on Île des Pétrels, archipelago of Pointe Géologie 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.