Cabanes de Pointe Suzanne Bas
The place
Cabanes de Pointe Suzanne Bas in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF), Prince of Wales peninsula sector (Kerguelen archipelago, southeast, southern Indian Ocean, France), at 1 m elevation, subantarctic coastline. Continuous cluster TAAF Kerguelen (batches 320-386, 8 entries). COUNTRY ANOMALY: TAAF not listed separately, attributed to France in line with administrative law, TAAF being a French overseas territory (5th district). TAAF naturalist refuge hut, Pointe Suzanne (named after the head of a historic scientific mission + Kerguelen, "Islands of Desolation", 7,215 km², discovered by Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen on 12 February 1772, 500 plant species including the Kerguelen cabbage, Pringlea antiscorbutica, an anti-scurvy plant + Kerguelen storms, winds up to ~150 km/h, in the "Roaring Forties" and "Furious Fifties" + IPEV Port-aux-Français scientific base, 45-100 winterers + heritage of the wildlife, Mirounga leonina, southern elephant seals, 30,000 individuals + Aptenodytes patagonicus, king penguins, Ratmanoff colony, 300,000, iconic + whaling heritage 1780-1913, end of the era, Balaenoptera physalus, fin whales, 250,000 killed in Antarctic waters).
The setting
TAAF Prince of Wales peninsula Kerguelen SE southern Indian Ocean France 1 m subantarctic coastline, continuous cluster batches 320-386 8 entries, naturalist hut Pointe Suzanne head of historic scientific mission + 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 winterers, Mirounga leonina 30,000 + Aptenodytes patagonicus Ratmanoff colony 300,000 + whaling 1780-1913 Balaenoptera physalus 250,000 killed, ANOMALY TAAF absent → France under administrative law as 5th district.
