Port-aux-Français research station
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Port-aux-Français research station is the main French scientific base in the remote southern Indian Ocean, serving as the administrative and logistical hub of the Kerguelen Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port-aux-Français research station canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
research station
ⓘ
scientific base ⓘ |
| access | primarily by ship ⓘ |
| administers | French activities in the Kerguelen Islands ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| governedBy |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
ⓘ
surface form:
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF)
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Port-aux-Français
ⓘ
surface form:
Base de Port-aux-Français
Port-aux-Français base ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subantarctic climate ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
hosting overwintering personnel
ⓘ
serving as logistics base for field missions ⓘ supporting year-round scientific activities ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
accommodation buildings
ⓘ
communications facilities ⓘ laboratories ⓘ port facilities ⓘ power generation facilities ⓘ |
| hasPopulationType |
overwintering personnel
ⓘ
seasonal scientific and technical staff ⓘ |
| hasStatus | permanent station ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
ⓘ
Kerguelen Islands ⓘ southern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+5 ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Kerguelen Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Grande Terre (Kerguelen)
|
| namedAfter |
Port-aux-Français
ⓘ
surface form:
Port-aux-Français settlement
|
| near | Gulf of Morbihan (Kerguelen) ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
France
ⓘ
French Southern and Antarctic Lands ⓘ
surface form:
French Southern and Antarctic Lands administration
|
| partOf | French Southern and Antarctic Lands research infrastructure ⓘ |
| region | subantarctic ⓘ |
| role |
administrative hub of the Kerguelen Islands
ⓘ
logistical hub of the Kerguelen Islands ⓘ main French scientific base in the Kerguelen Islands ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration of Kerguelen Islands
ⓘ
biological research ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ geophysical research ⓘ logistical support ⓘ meteorological observations ⓘ oceanographic research ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.