Photo album: "Visit of Port-aux-Français"
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We are going on with our visit of Port-aux-Français. It is not going to be an exhaustive visit but only an outline of the main buildings seen from outside. Few research laboratories are shown.
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The ambulance is parked in front of the hospital. |
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General view of the port and the pier. |
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The barges used to load and unload the ship and, also, to travel to different places inside the Golf of Morbihan. |
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The two helicopters of the French air forces, in front of the metallic drums which contain their fuel reserve. They are there only during the summer campaigns. |
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"Général de Gaulle Square" says the plaque fixed at the base of the flagpole. We can see only the French and the Soviet flags because the photo was taken before the arrival of the US scientific team. |
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Behind the gas-oil tanks, we can see a lot of elephant seals. |
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They cram there together to moult. |
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During the moult period, they stay on the ground without being able to feed. |
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They have only one possibility: to sleep… Sleeping is dining! |
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Who would dare say an elephant seal cannot dream? |
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At the top of the slope, the radio emitting station and its antennae. |
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On the left of the road when we go away from the base, a view on the Mounts of Château. |
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The pylon of the ionosphere sounding antenna (73 m high) and, at left, the Iono laboratory. |
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Proceeding with our walk, we finally see the Géophy laboratory, distant roughly four kilometres from the base. |
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