Adélie Land facts for kids
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Adélie Land
Terre Adélie
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Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité"
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Anthem: La Marseillaise
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| Official languages | French |
| Government | |
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• Administrator
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Cécile Pozzo di Borgo |
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François Grosvalet |
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• Coastline discovered
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1840 |
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432,000 km2 (167,000 sq mi) |
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around 33 (winter) < 80 (summer) |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 |
| Calling code | +262 262 00 2 |
| Internet TLD | .tf |
Adélie Land (French: Terre Adélie) is France's claim in Antarctica, It stretches from the Great Southern Ocean inland all the way to the South Pole. It was named after Adèle Dumont d'Urville , The wife of French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville.
Images for kids
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Discovery by Jules Dumont d'Urville, 1840
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Rocks brought back by the expedition in January 1840)
See also
In Spanish: Tierra Adelia para niños
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