French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor (IPEV)

The French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor is the agency of means and skills at the service of scientific research in the Polar Regions.

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Because access to and stay in these regions is difficult, the Polar Institute deploys special and consequent means, advanced technologies and employs the specific skills and knowledge of its staff to make scientific research of excellence possible in these extreme environments.

SOUTH

Subantarctic

Archipel de Crozet

Base Alfred Faure

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Archipel de Kerguelen

Base de Port-aux-Français

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Îles Amsterdam et Saint-Paul

Base Martin-de-Viviès

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NORTH

Arctic

Ny-Ålesund

Station AWIPEV

Hour : 23:54:00

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SOUTH

Antarctica

Dôme C

Station Concordia

Hour : 05:54:54

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Terre Adélie

Station Dumont d'Urville

Hour : 07:54:00

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Institut polaire français - Arctique Christophe Briere

Arctique Christophe BRIERE

Vue sous-marine à Dumont d'Urville Eduardo DA FORNO

Vue sous-marine à Dumont d’Urville Eduardo DA FORNO

News

09 January 2025

Antarctica: Historic drilling campaign reaches more than 1.2 million year old ice

The fourth Antarctic campaign of the “Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice” project, funded by the European Commission, has achieved a […]

24 May 2023

The French Polar Institute opens its call for projects for the 2023-2024 season. It concerns the polar and subantarctic regions.

The deadline for applications is 17 July 2023. More information on the dedicated page of our website.

26 January 2023

2021-2022 activity report

The latest activity report of the Polar Institute has just been published in its digital version. It covers the logistical […]