Belles Pierres, Terrasse des
Belles Pierres, Terrasse des is a slope in Antarctica. Belles Pierres, Terrasse des is situated nearby to DRV magnetic observatory area, as well as near the hamlet Dumont d’Urville Station.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pétrel Island and Bernard Island.
Pétrel Island
Islet
Photo: Ehquionest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petrel Island is a rocky island, 900 m long and 45 m in elevation, which lies north-west of Rostand Island and is the largest feature in the cluster of islands at the south-eastern end of Géologie Archipelago.
Bernard Island
Islet
Bernard Island is a rocky island 400 m long lying 500 m east of the Petrel Island in the Géologie Archipelago of Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by a French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Claude Bernard, a noted French physiologist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dumont d’Urville Station.
Dumont d’Urville Station
Hamlet
Photo: Ehquionest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dumont d'Urville Station 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.
Belles Pierres, Terrasse des
- Type: Slope
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-66.67111° or 66° 40′ 16″ southLongitude
140.01139° or 140° 0′ 41″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
3R5282H6+HHGeoNames ID
6623360
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