Dumont d'Urville Station

Dumont d'Urville Station
Base antarctique Dumont-d'Urville
Dumont d'Urville Station
Dumont d'Urville Station
Flag of Dumont d'Urville Station
Location of Dumont d'Urville Station in Antarctica
Location of Dumont d'Urville Station in Antarctica
Dumont d'Urville Station
Location of Dumont d'Urville Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 66°39′46″S 140°00′04″E / 66.662778°S 140.001111°E / -66.662778; 140.001111
Country France
ProvinceArchipelago of Pointe-Géologie
Location in AntarcticaAdélie Land
Administered byFrench Polar Institute
Established12 January 1956 (1956-01-12)
Named forJules Dumont d'Urville
Elevation42 m (138 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Winter
24
UN/LOCODEAQ DDU
TypeAll-year round
PeriodAnnual
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Atmospheric chemistry
  • Geophysics
  • Ornithology
  • Zoology
Websitewww.institut-polaire.fr (in French)
D10 Skiway
Summary
Airport typePrivate
LocationDumont d'Urville Station
Elevation AMSL662 ft / 202 m
Coordinates66°42′01″S 139°49′41″E / 66.700415°S 139.828186°E / -66.700415; 139.828186
Map
D10 Skiway is located in Antarctica
D10 Skiway
D10 Skiway
Location of airfield in Antarctica
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 317 97 Ice

The Dumont d'Urville Station (French: Base antarctique Dumont-d'Urville) is a French scientific station in Antarctica on Île des Pétrels, archipelago of Pointe-Géologie in Adélie Land. It is named after explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville, whose expedition landed on Débarquement Rock in the Dumoulin Islands at the northeast end of the archipelago on January 21, 1840. It is operated by the "French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor", a joint operation of French public and para-public agencies. It is the administrative centre of Adélie Land.

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ "S10 Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 15, 2018.