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ﾃ四e Du Port
ﾃ四e du Port () is one of the Kerguelen Islands in the southern Indian Ocean, situated in the Golfe des Baleiniers off the north coast of Grande Terre, the main island. It is the fourth largest island in the archipelago (43 km2). The highest point is an inactive volcano named ''K13'', at 340 metres. References * Andrﾃｩ Giret, Dominique Weis, Michel Grﾃｩgoire, Nadine Matielli, Bertrand Moine, Gilbert Michon, James Scoates, Sylvie Tourpin, Guillaume Delpech, Marie-Christine Gerbe, Sonia Doucet, Raynald Ethien et Jean-Yves Cotiﾂｫ L'archipel de Kerguelen : les plus vieilles ﾃｮles dans le plus jeune ocﾃｩan ﾂｻ ''Gﾃｩologues'', 2003, nﾂｰ137, p. 15-23 * Jean-Louis Chapuis, Yves Frenot et Marc Lebouvierﾂｫ Une gamme d'ﾃｮles de rﾃｩfﾃｩrences, un atout majeur pour l'ﾃｩvaluation des programmes de restauration dans l'archipel de Kerguelen ﾂｻ ''Rev. ﾃ営ol. (Terre Vie)'', supplﾃｩment 9, 2002. Port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading area ... [...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 subantarctic, sub-Antarctic region. They are among the Extremes on Earth#Remoteness, most isolated places on Earth, with the closest territory being the Heard Island and McDonald Islands territory of Australia located at roughly , and the nearest inhabited territory being Madagascar at more than in distance. The islands, along with Adﾃｩlie Land, the Crozet Islands, ﾃ四e Amsterdam, Amsterdam and ﾃ四e Saint-Paul, 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 islands constitute one of the two exposed parts of the Kerguelen Plateau (the other being Heard Island and the McDonald islands), a large igneous province mostly submerged in the southern Indian Ocean. The main island, Grande Terre, is in area, about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by the Southern Ocean or Antarctica, depending on the definition in use. The Indian Ocean has large marginal or regional seas, including the Andaman Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Laccadive Sea. Geologically, the Indian Ocean is the youngest of the oceans, and it has distinct features such as narrow continental shelf, continental shelves. Its average depth is 3,741 m. It is the warmest ocean, with a significant impact on global climate due to its interaction with the atmosphere. Its waters are affected by the Indian Ocean Walker circulation, resulting in unique oceanic currents and upwelling patterns. The Indian Ocean is ecologically diverse, with important ecosystems such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Southern Territories
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (, TAAF) is an overseas territory ( or ) of France. It consists of: * Adﾃｩlie Land (), the French claim on the continent of Antarctica. * Crozet Islands (), a group in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Madagascar. * Kerguelen Islands (), a group of volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, southeast of Africa and southwest of Australia. * Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands (), a group to the north of the Kerguelen Islands. * Scattered Islands (), a dispersed group of islands around the coast of Madagascar. The territory is sometimes referred to as the French Southern Lands () or the French Southern Territories, usually to emphasize non-recognition of French sovereignty over Adﾃｩlie Land as part of the Antarctic Treaty System. The entire territory has no known permanently settled inhabitants. Approximately 150 (in the winter) to 310 (in the summer) people are usually present in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands at any time, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golfe Des Baleiniers
Baleiniers Gulf () is a gulf or large bay in the northeastern shore of Grande Terre, Kerguelen, French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Geography The gulf is located in the northern coastal zone of Kerguelen and opens towards the northeast, between the Joffre Peninsula to the west and the Courbet Peninsula to the east. It is roughly long and wide. The high ﾃ四e du Port is located in the inner part of the gulf.Google Earth History The Baleiniers Gulf was named in 1913 or 1914 by Raymond Rallier du Baty. It first appeared on the map in 1922. The name ''Golfe des Baleiniers'', meaning "Whalers Gulf", originated in the fact that it was an important centre for whalers in the past.Gracie Delﾃｩpine, Toponymie des Terres Australes', ﾃｩditions La Documentation franﾃｧaise, Paris, 1973, p. 42 In 1776, Captain James Cook had written the following about this gulf: See also * Toponymy of the Kerguelen Islands The Kerguelen Islands, an archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, were di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande-Terre (Kerguelen)
The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), also known as the Desolation Islands (' in French), are a group of islands in the subantarctic, sub-Antarctic region. They are among the Extremes on Earth#Remoteness, most isolated places on Earth, with the closest territory being the Heard Island and McDonald Islands territory of Australia located at roughly , and the nearest inhabited territory being Madagascar at more than in distance. The islands, along with Adﾃｩlie Land, the Crozet Islands, ﾃ四e Amsterdam, Amsterdam and ﾃ四e Saint-Paul, 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 islands constitute one of the two exposed parts of the Kerguelen Plateau (the other being Heard Island and the McDonald islands), a large igneous province mostly submerged in the southern Indian Ocean. The main island, Grande Terre, is in area, about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inactive Volcano
A volcano is commonly defined as a vent or fissure in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging, and because most of Earth's plate boundaries are underwater, most volcanoes are found underwater. For example, a mid-ocean ridge, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates whereas the Pacific Ring of Fire has volcanoes caused by convergent tectonic plates. Volcanoes resulting from divergent tectonic activity are usually non-explosive whereas those resulting from convergent tectonic activity cause violent eruptions."Mid-ocean ridge tectonics, volcanism and geomorphology." Geology 26, no. 455 (2001): 458. https://macdonald.faculty.geol.ucsb.edu/papers/Macdonald%20Mid-Ocean%20Ridge%20Tectonics.pdf Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
