Adélie Land (Terre Adélie) — French Antarctic claim Adélie Land Adélie Land (French: Terre Adélie) is France’s sector claim in Antarctica along the Southern Ocean coast. Discovered by Jules Dumont d'Urville and named for his wife, it hosts scie…
Antarctic: region, environment, ecology and human activity Antarctic The Antarctic is the South Pole region — the continent of Antarctica plus surrounding ice, seas and islands. Overview of its geography, climate, wildlife, scientific presence and l…
Antarctic Circle A geographic boundary near 66°33′ south marking regions of continuous polar day or night; defines the Antarctic region and influences climate, ecology, and human activity on and ar…
