Martin-de-Viviès
Martin-de-Viviès
Camp Heurtin | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Amsterdam Island, with Martin-de-Viviès at the northern end | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′50″S 77°34′19″E / 37.79722°S 77.57194°E | |
| Country | France |
| Territory | French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) |
| District | Île Amsterdam |
Martin-de-Viviès, or La Roche Godon, formerly Camp Heurtin, is a research station and the only settlement on the Île Amsterdam and Île Saint-Paul islands of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the southern Indian Ocean. It lies on the north coast of Amsterdam Island and houses about thirty people.[1]
It was named after Paul de Martin de Viviès who, with ten others, spent the winter of 1949 on the island.
The station was originally named Camp Heurtin and has been in operation since 1 January 1981, superseding the first station, La Roche Godon.
The Global Atmosphere Watch is one of the programs that the station participates in.[citation needed]
References
- ^ kuschk (March 8, 2012). "Île Amsterdam: Isolated in the Indian Ocean". The Basement Geographer. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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