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ﾃ四e Altazin
ﾃ四e Altazin is one of the Kerguelen Islands near the coast of Grande Terre, the principal island. It lies in the Swains Bay between the south-eastern part of the Gallieni Peninsula and the west coast of the Pﾃｩninsule Jeanne d'Arc, Joan of Arc Peninsula, around 1 km NW of the ﾃ四e Gaby, Gaby Island. The highest point of the island is an unnamed hill that reaches the elevation of 292 m above the sea level. References Kerguelen islands map Gﾃｩoportail Institut Gﾃｩographique National, IGN. General view of non-metropolitan France Maison de la Gﾃｩographie. Uninhabited islands of the Kerguelen Islands, Altazin {{FrenchSouthernTerritories-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerguelen Islands
The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), also known as the Desolation Islands (' in French), are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic constituting one of the two exposed parts of the Kerguelen Plateau, a large igneous province mostly submerged in the southern Indian Ocean. They are among the most isolated places on Earth, located more than from Madagascar. The islands, along with Adﾃｩlie Land, the Crozet Islands, Amsterdam and Saint Paul islands, and France's Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, are part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and are administered as a separate district. The main island, Grande Terre, is in area, about three quarters of the size of Corsica, and is surrounded by a further 300 smaller islands and islets, forming an archipelago of . The climate is harsh and chilly with frequent high winds throughout the year. The surrounding seas are generally rough and they remain ice-free year-round. There are no i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pﾃｩninsule Jeanne D'Arc
Pﾃｩninsule Jeanne d'Arc, also known as Presqu'ﾃｮle Jeanne d'Arc, (Joan of Arc Peninsula in English) is a peninsula of Grande Terre, the main island of the subantarctic Kerguelen archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean. Description The peninsula occupies the south-eastern corner of Grande Terre, to which it is connected by the narrow, wide Haulage des Swains isthmus at its north-west end, and by the similarly narrow Haulage des Naufragﾃｩs isthmus to Presqu'ﾃｮle Ronarc'h towards the eastern end of its north coast. It is about long from west to east and wide. Port Jeanne d'Arc is the site of an abandoned Norwegian whaling station at the western end of the peninsula's north coast that is subject to a cultural heritage conservation program. Important Bird Area The southern coast of the peninsula has been identified as a Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because of its breeding seabirds. It consists largely of cliffs that rise steeply from the shore to a hei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ四e Gaby
ﾃ四e Gaby is one of the Kerguelen Islands The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), also known as the Desolation Islands (' in French), are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic constituting one of the two exposed parts of the Kerguelen Plateau, a l ... near the coast of Grande Terre, the principal island. It lies in the Swains Bay between the south-eastern part of the Gallieni Peninsula and the west coast of the Joan of Arc Peninsula, around 1 km SE of the Altazin Island. The highest point of the island is an unnamed mountain that reaches the elevation of 677 m above the sea level. References Kerguelen islands map Gﾃｩoportail IGN. General view of non-metropolitan France Maison de la Gﾃｩographie. Gaby {{FrenchSouthernTerritories-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut Gﾃｩographique National
An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes can be part of a university or other institutions of higher education, either as a group of departments or an autonomous educational institution without a traditional university status such as a "university institute" (see Institute of Technology). In some countries, such as South Korea and India, private schools are sometimes referred to as institutes, and in Spain, secondary schools are referred to as institutes. Historically, in some countries institutes were educational units imparting vocational training and often incorporating libraries, also known as mechanics' institutes. The word "institute" comes from a Latin word ''institutum'' meaning "facility" or "habit"; from ''instituere'' meaning "build", "create", "raise" or "educate". U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
