Undecided dreams: France in the Antarctic, 1840–2021

Abstract This paper traces France’s role in the Antarctic from 1840, when explorer Jules Dumont d’Urville discovered the slice of the white continent he named Terre Adélie, to the present day. Since World War II, Terre Adélie has been the site of a host of performances of sovereignty: the French hav...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Martin-Nielsen, Janet
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2021
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Terre Adélie
Terre-Adélie
Jules
Dumont d’Urville
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247421000140
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247421000140

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