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  Indian Ocean Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Amsterdam Island and Saint-Paul Island 1976 (141K)
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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Wikitravel
French Southern and Antarctic Lands are a loose group of islands of the Southern Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia.
The Southern Lands consist of two near-polar archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul.
The "Antarctic Lands" portion consists of Adelie Land, a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840, but which is not recognized internationally and is set aside by the Antarctic Treaty.
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 French Southern Territories Search Directory | French Southern Territories sites and services
Entry for the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
As the rugby World Cup kicks off in Paris, Nicolas Sarkozy and his government are hoping to benefit from the inevitable feel-good factor.
Harlequins agree a six-week deal with French hooker Christophe Laurent to relieve their front row problems.
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  French Southern and Antarctic Lands Map: Port-aux-Francais | French Southern and Antarctic Lands Google Satellite Maps
French Southern and Antarctic Lands Map: Port-aux-Francais
French Southern and Antarctic Lands in Google Earth
If you would like to recommend this French Southern and Antarctic Lands map page to a friend, or if you just want to send yourself a reminder, here is the easy way to do it.
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  French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: )
French Southern and Antarctic Lands, overseas territory of France (since 1955), comprising the Kerguelen and Crozet archipelagoes (Kerguelen...
Scientists have found the remains of a hadrosaur (a duck-billed dinosaur) in Antarctica for the first time, it was reported in February 1998.
The discovery confirms a long-held theory that a land bridge connected Antarctica and South America millions of years ago.
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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Background: The Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul.
The Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.
The fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion.
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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Location, GMT, Area, Population, Ethnic groups, Religions, Languages, Climate, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Location, GMT, Area, Population, Ethnic groups, Religions, Languages, Climate, Economy, History, Government, Currency.
The Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul.
The Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.
www.world200.com /antarctica/french-southern-and-antarctic-lands.php   (125 words)

  
 French Colonies - Crozet Archipelago, Les Iles Crozet
The Crozets form one of the four regions in the Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (French Southern and Antarctic Territories), which include Terre Adélie (Antarctica), Kerguelen and the islands of Amsterdam/St-Paul.
The short ninety-second trips land on the beach at the Baie Américaine — named for the nineteenth-century sealers from Nantucket — from which point all must use an aerial cableway to reach the station.
This zone is patrolled by French Naval Vessels and also Greenpeace, concerned about the exploitation of the Toothfish and the effect on Albatross Populations.
www.discoverfrance.net /Colonies/Crozet.shtml   (1527 words)

  
 Introduction To French Southern and Antarctic Lands   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/french_southern_and_antarctic_lands_country_introduction.shtml   (255 words)

  
 French Southern Territories Districts
In Antarctica, French sovereignty over Adélie Land is exercised under the international treaty of Washington (1959), which froze all territorial claims and affirmed freedom of scientific research throughout the continent.
Because of the Antarctic treaty, I have assigned Adélie Land to Antarctica for purposes of classification.
French Southern Territories is divided into four districts and one private domain of the state.
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 Informations about Antarctica
Land use: arable land: 0%, permanent crops: 0%, meadows and pastures: 0%, forest and woodland: 0%, other: 100% (ice 98%, barren rock 2%); Irrigated land: 0 sq km.
Antarctic Treaty Summary: The Antarctic Treaty, signed on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23 June 1961, establishes the legal framework for the management of Antarctica.
Note: the Antarctic Treaty prohibits any measures of a military nature, such as the establishment of military bases and fortifications, the carrying out of military maneuvers, or the testing of any type of weapon; it permits the use of military personnel or equipment for scientific research or for any other peaceful purposes.
www.gdargaud.net /Antarctica/InfoAntarctica.html   (2190 words)

  
 French Austral and Antarctic Territories
Terres australes et antarctiques françaises are a French oversea territory with administrative and financial autonomy, as prescribed by the Law of 6 August 1955.
A meteorological station was set up on Grande Glorieuse in 1960; the aims of the station are the prediction of cyclones hitting the north of Madagascar and the Comoros and assistance to maritime and aerial navigation.
The Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides, in French, légine), highly estimated and overpriced in the USA as Chilean Sea Bass, and mostly in Japan as mero, is found mostly in the TAAF waters.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/tf.html   (1275 words)

  
 Antarctic Experience, winter over, penguins and all
I have been on the land of the big white cold four times, spending a total of about 20 months there, that is about 5 summers and one winter.
The first summer campaign at Dome C, on the high Antarctic plateau, one of the coldest place on Earth, 1997.
Antarctic Photo Archive CDs featuring several hundred royalty-free pictures of Emperor Penguins, Adelie Penguins, Other animals, Scenery, Sky, Dumont d'Urville, Terra Nova Bay and Dome C.
www.gdargaud.net /Antarctica   (713 words)

  
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands
6 Aug 1955 French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres
Southern and Antarctic Lands to be determined by
Territorial Dispute: French "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica is not recognized by the United Nations, U.S., Russia, or by most other countries.
www.worldstatesmen.org /Fr_Antarctic_lands.html   (226 words)

  
 IUCN - Regional Office for Europe
In response to an invitation by the Prefect of France's Southern and Antarctic Lands, IUCN is currently taking part in a journey of the Marion Dufresne, a ship servicing the subantarctic bases.
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF - Terres australes et antarctiques françaises), whose administration is located in Saint-Pierre on Reunion Island, are an overseas territory devoid of native inhabitants, yet facing major ecological issues.
The archipelago has now been included in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) and are thus part of a French Overseas Territory (Territoire d'Outre-Mer – TOM) that is at the same time also one of the 20 OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) associated to the European Union.
www.iucn.org /places/europe/rofe/rofe_at_work/overseas_en.html   (1668 words)

  
 NationMaster - Statistics on French Southern and Antarctic Lands. 105 facts and figures, stats and information on ...
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Kerguelen Islands
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Amsterdam Island and Saint-Paul Island
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 Transnational Of French Southern and Antarctic Lands - French Southern and Antarctic Lands Information - Country Guides
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 Southern and Antarctic Lands: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
Southern and Antarctic Lands: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
It consists of Adélie Land (166,752 sq mi; 431,888 sq km) on the Antarctic mainland (which the U.S. does not recognize) and the following islands in the southern Indian Ocean: the Kerguelen and Crozet archipelagos and the islands of Saint-Paul and New Amsterdam.
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands, overseas territory of...
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107554.html   (192 words)

  
 jorgejuansanchez French Southern and Antarctic Lands Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
The Antarctic continent belongs, in theory, to the entire Humankind and can not be exploited for commercial purposes, but the following seven countries have pretensions to it: Argentina, Chile, United Kingdom, Norway, Australia, New Zealand and France.
The Antarctic Islands have a different status and are officially owned by several countries.
In the Antarctic continent lives the Emperor, the tallest of the 17 kind of penguins in the Antarctica, reaching a height of 120 centimetres.
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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands — FactMonster.com
French Southern and Antarctic Lands, overseas territory of France, including Adélie Land, which covers c.200,000 sq mi (520,000 sq km) in
Southern and Antarctic Lands: History, Geography, Government, and Culture - Information on Southern and Antarctic Lands — geography, history, politics, government, economy, population statistics, culture, religion, languages, largest cities.
Encyclopedia: French Political Geography - Encyclopeadia articles concerning French Political Geography.
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 ☞ French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Technology bulletin board index   (Site not responding. Last check: )
French Southern and Antarctic Lands 'Technology' index Classifieds1000 World Expat and Travel Forum
French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Technology bulletin board forum index.
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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands travel guide
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The Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul.
The Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.
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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands World Website Directory
French Southern and Antarctic Lands Directory Listings for Category Index
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 French Southern & Antarctic Lands Products and French Languages
French Southern & Antarctic Lands Products and French Languages
One language is spoken in French Southern & Antarctic Lands.
Economy - overview: Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations and French and other fishing fleets.
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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Southern and Antarctic Lands includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul,
Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes "Adelie Land"
Disputes-international: "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not
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 French Southern And Antarctic Lands, Antarctica - Viovio!
Provinces and States in French Southern And Antarctic Lands
Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands)
Counties and Districts in French Southern And Antarctic Lands
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands Geography 2004 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
French Southern and Antarctic Lands Geography - 2004
note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US water: 0 sq km
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