La Base
| La Base | ||
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 La Base with the Dumont-d'Urville station |
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| location | Pétrel Island ( Géologie Archipelago , East Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 40 ′ S , 140 ° 1 ′ E | |
La Base ( French for The Foundation ) is a 40 m high plateau in the north of the Pétrel Island in the Géologie Archipelago off the coast of the East Antarctic Adélieland . It is the location of the Dumont-d'Urville station .
French scientists named it in 1977.
Web links
- Base, La in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and French)