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…
Colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) Colossal squid Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, the colossal squid, is a large, deep‑sea cephalopod of the Southern Ocean known for great mass, enormous eyes, distinctive tentacular hooks, and a role…
