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French organization leading France's National Antarctic Program
French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor
Institut Polaire Français Paul-Émile Victor
AbbreviationIPEV
FormationJanuary 1992
Legal statusGovernment Organisation
PurposePolar research
Location
Region served France France
DirectorYves Frenot
Parent organisationFrench Ministry of Higher Education and Research
Websiteinstitut-polaire.fr

The French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor (Institut polaire français Paul-Émile Victor, IPEV) has been the organization leading the French National Antarctic Program since 1992.

Based in Plouzané, Finistère, it operates the Dumont d'Urville Station and jointly operates the Concordia Station with the Italians and the AWIPEV Arctic Research Station with the Germans.

It also supports activities at the Martin de Viviés scientific station on Île Amsterdam.

See also

References

  1. "About the French National Antarctic Program". Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ^ Mills, William (2003). Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 235. ISBN 9781576074220.
  3. Beau Riffenburgh, ed. (2007). Encyclopedia of the Antarctic. Vol. 1. Taylor and Francis. pp. 418–419. ISBN 9780415970242.
  4. "AWIPEV Arctic Research Base - AWI". www.awi.de. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  5. "Stations".

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