Cabane de la Terrasse
The place
Cabane de la Terrasse in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF), Prince of Wales Peninsula sector (Kerguelen archipelago, southeast, southern Indian Ocean, France), at 15 m altitude, on a subantarctic coastline. Part of the continuous TAAF Kerguelen cluster (batches 320-392, 10 listings). COUNTRY ANOMALY: TAAF is not listed separately, attribution to France being consistent with TAAF's administrative status as an overseas territory, 5th district. A TAAF naturalist refuge cabin, Terrasse (a geological name — coastal terrace — plus Kerguelen, the "Desolation Islands", 7215 km², discovered by Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen on 12 February 1772; 500 plant species including the Kerguelen cabbage Pringlea antiscorbutica, an anti-scurvy plant; storms of ~150 km/h, in the "Roaring Forties" and "Furious Fifties"; IPEV Port-aux-Français scientific base, 45-100 overwintering staff; wildlife heritage of Mirounga leonina southern elephant seals, 30,000 individuals; Aptenodytes patagonicus king penguins, the iconic Ratmanoff colony of 300,000; heritage of whalers active 1780-1913, by the end of that era some 250,000 fin whales, Balaenoptera physalus, had been killed in Antarctic waters).
The setting
TAAF Prince of Wales Peninsula Kerguelen SE southern Indian Ocean France 15 m subantarctic coastline, continuous cluster batches 320-392 10 listings, Terrasse naturalist cabin coastal terrace + Kerguelen 7215 km² discovered 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, Mirounga leonina 30,000 + Aptenodytes patagonicus Ratmanoff 300,000 + whalers 1780-1913 Balaenoptera physalus 250,000, ANOMALY TAAF missing → France per admin law 5th district.
