Cabane de La Mouche
The place
Cabane de La Mouche in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF), La Mouche bay sector (Kerguelen archipelago, southwest, southern Indian Ocean, France), at a true elevation of ~50 m (the listed 0 m is erroneous), subantarctic coastline. Continuous TAAF Kerguelen cluster (batches 320-371, 6 entries). COUNTRY ANOMALY: TAAF is not a separate entry in the country table, attribution to France is consistent with the administrative status of TAAF as a 5th-district overseas territory. Naturalist shelter cabin, TAAF La Mouche (La Mouche bay, a peninsula between Anse Betsy and Anse des Pêcheurs + Kerguelen, the "Desolation Islands," 7,215 km², discovered by Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen on 12 February 1772, 500 plant species, the Kerguelen cabbage Pringlea antiscorbutica against scurvy + storms of ~150 km/h, the "roaring forties" and "furious fifties" + IPEV Port-aux-Français scientific base, 45-100 overwintering staff + heritage of Kerguelen whaling 1780-1913, end of an era, Balaenoptera physalus (fin whale), 250,000 killed across Antarctica + Cetorhinus maximus, the basking shark, 2nd largest fish, 20,000 kg, rare sightings + Mirounga leonina, southern elephant seals, 30,000 individuals).
The setting
TAAF La Mouche bay Kerguelen SW southern Indian Ocean France elevation listed 0 m erroneous ~50 m actual subantarctic coastline, continuous cluster batches 320-371 6 entries, naturalist cabin La Mouche peninsula Anse Betsy/Anse Pêcheurs + Kerguelen 7,215 km² discovered by Kerguelen 12 Feb 1772 "Desolation" 500 species Kerguelen cabbage Pringlea antiscorbutica + storms ~150 km/h roaring forties/furious fifties + IPEV Port-aux-Français 45-100 overwintering staff, whaling 1780-1913 Balaenoptera physalus 250,000 + Cetorhinus maximus 20,000 kg sightings + Mirounga leonina 30,000, TAAF ANOMALY absent from country table -> France per administrative status as 5th district.
