French Southern & Antarctic Territory

 

Reliability 3 [Fair]   The information is assessed at 3 because it is not current.   Personnel 145, numbers vary through the year. (Excluding Adelie Land.)   Overseas Territory of France; 4 districts.   Oddly, the Territory has a sizeable merchant marine of 5.05-million DWT belonging to 8 countries.

 

 

Research Base at Alfred Faire, Possesion Island, Crozet Archipelago

 

Established 1955

35-40 personnel

 

Weather Station at Martin de Vivies, New Amsterdam Island

 

Capital is located here.

Established 1949

30-40 personnel

 

Military Base at Port au Francis, Kerguelen Islands (Desolation Islands)

Permenant base established in 1949[1]

Weather station established 1950

            50-100 personnel garrison

            Barracks

            Hospital

            Pier

            2 helicopters

CNES Satellite Tracking Station

 

Adelie Land

Base Dumont d'Urville

Research station

Established 1956 as replacement for a previous base.

Personel: permenant estimated 30; summer 80.

 

Because Adelie Land lies south of 60-degrees latitude, France’s claim to the area is suspended along with other country claims, under treaty.