Adélie Land is the portion of the Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ...Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at 66°12'S, 136°11'E and Point Alden is an ice_covered point with rock exposures along the seaward side. ...Point Alden at 66°48'S, 142°02'E, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland extending as a A sector is a part of a whole. ...sector about 2600 km toward the The ceremonial South Pole. ...South Pole. It is one of four districts of the The French Southern Territories (long name: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, French: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises or TAAF) are antarctic, volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Africa and about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia. ...French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Since the land is all South of the 60° The term Parallel has a number of important meanings: Parallel (geometry) occurs in geometry. ...parallel, its affiliation with the French Southern and Antarctic Lands is suspended by the For the Antarctic Treaty from the Gundam anime, see Antarctic Treaty (Gundam) The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ...Antarctic Treaty. Since January 12, 1956, there has been a permanently staffed France _ Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...French research base, The Dumont dUrville Station ( French: Base Dumont dUrville) is a French scientific station located in Antarctica on the island of the pétrels ( 66°40′ S 140°01′ E) in Adelie Land. ...Dumont d'Urville Station, with a winter population of 33, which goes up to 78 in the Antarctic summer. An earlier station by France, Port Martin, was built April 9, 1950 at 66°49'S, 141°23'E, but destroyed by fire on January 21, 1952. The land area, mostly ice covered, is estimated at 432 000 km².

The area borders on the The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is the part of Antarctica claimed by Australia. ...Australian Antarctic Territory both West and East, namely on Claire Land (part of Wilkes Land is a region in southeastern Antarctica fronting on the southern Indian Ocean between Queen Mary Coast and George V Coast, extending from Cape Hordern in 100°31E to Point Alden in 142°02E. Named for Rear Admiral (then_lieutenant) Charles Wilkes, American explorer who was in...Wilkes Land) in the West, and George V Land in the East.

The coast was discovered in 1837 by French explorer Jules Sébastien César Rear Admiral Jules Sébastien César Dumont dUrville ( May 23, 1790 – May 8, 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer, who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. ...Dumont d'Urville, who named it after his wife, Adélie.