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Baleiniers Gulf
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 Île 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 Delépine, Toponymie des Terres Australes', éditions La Documentation française, 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 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Southern And Antarctic Lands
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (, TAAF) is an overseas territory ( or ) of France. It consists of: * Adélie 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 Adélie 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, ... [...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] |
Port-Couvreux
Port Couvreux is a former settlement of the Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Southern Indian Ocean.Google Earth The village was located at the head of Hillsborough Bay, in the innermost part of the Baleiniers Gulf. There are still remains of some of the abandoned buildings of the failed venture, including a small graveyard. History Port Couvreux was part of an attempt to settle a permanent population in Kerguelen, in a similar manner as had been done in the Falkland Islands by the British. The village was officially founded in 1912. The name was given by the French Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service in 1915 to refer to the facilities built by brothers Henry and René-Émile Bossière at the site. It was named in honor of Abel Couvreux, main sponsor of the Bossière brothers first expedition, and later president of the ''Compagnie Generale des Iles Kerguelen, Saint Paul & Amsterdam''. Beginning in 1893, the Bossière brothers studied the feas ... [...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 Adélie Land, the Crozet Islands, Île Amsterdam, Amsterdam and Île 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] |
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 sub-Antarctic region. They are among the 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 Adélie 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 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 three-quarters of the size of Corsica, and is surrounded by a further 300 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joffre Peninsula
The Joffre Peninsula () is a peninsula in the Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands. It is located in the northern sector of Grande Terre, between the Baie Rhodes to the west, beyond which lies Île Foch, and the Baleiniers Gulf to the east, with the smaller Baie du Hillsborough to the south. History The present name of the Joffre Peninsula was given by the French Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service. Previously it had been named "Jeanne d'Arc Peninsula" by Raymond Rallier du Baty in 1922, and the peninsula now known as Jeanne d'Arc Peninsula was named Joffre Peninsula in honor of the Maréchal Joffre. However, owing to the proximity of the latter to Port Jeanne d'Arc, the Hydrographic Service decided to swap the names in 1937 to prevent confusing mariners in the future.Commission territoriale de toponymie, Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises, ''Toponymie des Terres Australes,'' 1973, p. 316 Initially, in 1874, the peninsula ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courbet Peninsula
The Courbet Peninsula () is a peninsula in northeastern Grande Terre Island, the main island of the subantarctic Kerguelen Archipelago, Southern Indian Ocean. In the south of the peninsula is Port-aux-Français, the principal station of the archipelago. Geography On the south coast of the peninsula is the French research station of Port-aux-Français, the only permanent settlement in the archipelago. Molloy, 10 km to the west of Port-aux-Francais along the north shore of the Gulf of Morbihan, is the site of a former observatory, established on 7 September 1874, by an American expedition led by G. P. Ryan, to observe the 1874 Transit of Venus. The Courbet Peninsula occupies the northeastern portion of the main island. The eastern portion of the peninsula is relatively flat, with the surface composed mainly of alluvial deposits of glacial origin, and altitudes not exceeding 200 m. However, the western part is hillier and reaches 900 m at Mont Crozier near the is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ÃŽle Du Port
Île 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 * André Giret, Dominique Weis, Michel Grégoire, Nadine Matielli, Bertrand Moine, Gilbert Michon, James Scoates, Sylvie Tourpin, Guillaume Delpech, Marie-Christine Gerbe, Sonia Doucet, Raynald Ethien et Jean-Yves Coti« L'archipel de Kerguelen : les plus vieilles îles dans le plus jeune océan » ''Géologues'', 2003, n°137, p. 15-23 * Jean-Louis Chapuis, Yves Frenot et Marc Lebouvier« Une gamme d'îles de références, un atout majeur pour l'évaluation des programmes de restauration dans l'archipel de Kerguelen » ''Rev. Écol. (Terre Vie)'', supplément 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] |
Google Earth
Google Earth is a web mapping, web and computer program created by Google that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and geographic information system, GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering addresses and coordinates, or by using a Computer keyboard, keyboard or computer mouse, mouse. The program can also be downloaded on a smartphone or Tablet computer, tablet, using a touch screen or stylus to navigate. Users may use the program to add their own data using Keyhole Markup Language and upload them through various sources, such as forums or blogs. Google Earth is able to show various kinds of images overlaid on the surface of the Earth and is also a Web Map Service client. In 2019, Google revealed that Google Earth covers more than 97 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Rallier Du Baty
Raymond Rallier du Baty (30 August 1881 – 7 May 1978) was a French sailor and Exploration, explorer, from Lorient in Brittany, who carried out surveys of the subantarctic Kerguelen Islands in the southern Indian Ocean in the early 20th century. Rallier du Baty took part in the 1904-1907 Third French Antarctic Expedition led by Jean-Baptiste Charcot. From September 1907 to July 1909 Captain Raymond Rallier du Baty sailed from Boulogne to Melbourne in a France, French fishing ketch, known as the J. B. Charcot. The J. B. Charcot weighed forty-eight tons and completed this trip in 15,000 miles. The reason for this voyage was primarily to chart the subantarctic Kerguelen Islands. Du Baty and his brother Henri du Baty funded this expedition by harvesting the oil of the southern elephant seals in the area. Raymond Rallier du Baty wrote a book detailing his experience on the J. B. Charcot, entitled 15,000 Miles in a Ketch. They returned again in 1913-1914 in ''La Curieuse'' to carry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaler
A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales. Terminology The term ''whaler'' is mostly historic. A handful of nations continue with industrial whaling, and one, Japan, still dedicates a single factory ship for the industry. The vessels used by aboriginal whaling communities are much smaller and are used for various purposes over the course of the year. The ''whale catcher'' was developed during the Steam-powered vesselage , and then driven by diesel engines throughout much of the twentieth century. It was designed with a harpoon gun mounted at its bow and was fast enough to chase and catch rorquals such as the fin whale. At first, whale catchers either brought the whales they killed to a whaling station, a settlement ashore where the carcasses could be processed, or to its factory ship anchored in a sheltered bay or inlet. With the later development of the slipway at the ship's stern, whale cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fucus Giganteus
''Macrocystis'' is a monospecific genus of kelp (large brown algae) with all species now synonymous with ''Macrocystis pyrifera''. It is commonly known as giant kelp or bladder kelp. This genus contains the largest of all the Phaeophyceae or brown algae. ''Macrocystis'' has pneumatocysts at the base of its blades. Sporophytes are perennial and the individual may live for up to three years; stipes/fronds within a whole individual undergo senescence, where each frond may persist for approximately 100 days. The genus is found widely in subtropical, temperate, and sub-Antarctic oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and in the northeast Pacific. ''Macrocystis'' is often a major component of temperate kelp forests. Despite its appearance, it is not a plant; it is a heterokont. Giant kelp is common along the coast of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, from Baja California north to southeast Alaska, and is also found in the southern oceans near South America, South Africa, Australia, and New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
