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Pourquoi Pas
Pourquoi Pas (from French ''pourquoi pas?'' 'why not?') may refer to: * , the name of several ships * Pourquoi Pas Island, an island of Antarctica * Pourquoi Pas Point, a headland of Antarctica * ''Pourquoi pas!'' (''Why Not!''), a 1977 French film starring Sami Frey Sami Frey (born Sami Frei; 13 October 1937) is a French actor of Algerian and Italian descent. Among the films he starred in are '' En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud'' (1993), in which he portrays French poet and playwright Antonin Artaud, and '' Ba ...
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Pourquoi Pas Island
Pourquoi Pas Island is a mountainous island, long and from wide, lying between Bigourdan Fjord and Bourgeois Fjord off the west coast of Graham Land in West Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–1910. The island was charted more accurately by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under John Rymill, 1934–1937, who named it for Charcot's expedition ship, the '' Pourquoi-Pas''. See also * Black Pass * Conseil Hill * Quilp Rock, an isolated rock off the northwest side of Pourquoi Pas Island * Composite Antarctic Gazetteer * List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands * List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S * Mount Arronax * Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is an interdisciplinary body of the International Science Council, International Science Council (ISC). SCAR coordinates international scientific research efforts in Antarctica, including th ...
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Pourquoi Pas Point
Pourquoi Pas () is an ice-covered point which forms the west side of the entrance to Victor Bay in East Antarctica. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition The French Antarctic Expedition is any of several French expeditions in Antarctica. 1837–1840 In 1837, during an 1837–1840 expedition across the deep southern hemisphere, Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville sailed his ship ''Astrolabe'' alo ..., 1950–1952, and named in 1954 after the French polar ship '' Pourquoi-Pas''. External linksPourquoi Pas Point image Headlands of Adélie Land {{AdélieLand-geo-stub ...
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