Adélie Land

territory in Antarctica claimed by France
Organization second_level_administrative_division Q184319
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Adélie Land is a territory claimed by France located in Antarctica. It covers an area of approximately 432,000 square kilometers. [1]

Adélie Land

Summary

Adélie Land is a second-level administrative division[1]. It draws 1,093 Wikipedia views per month (second_level_administrative_division category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Adélie Land is credited with the discovery of Jules Dumont d'Urville[3].
  • Adélie Land is located in French Southern and Antarctic Lands[4].
  • Adélie Land is located in Antarctic Treaty area[5].
  • Adélie Land is in the country of France[6].
  • Adélie Land is on the continent of Antarctica[7].
  • Adélie Land's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division[8].
  • Adélie Land's instance of is recorded as district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands[9].
  • Adélie Land's instance of is recorded as dependent territory[10].
  • Adélie Land's shares border with is recorded as Clarie Coast[11].
  • Adélie Land's shares border with is recorded as George V Coast[12].
  • Adèle Dumont D'Urville is named after Adélie Land[13].
  • Adélie Land's Commons category is recorded as Adélie Land[14].
  • Adélie Land's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -66.663055555556, 'lon': 140.00269444444}[15].
  • Adélie Land's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Adélie Land[16].
  • Adélie Land has a population of {'amount': '+11'}[17].
  • Adélie Land has a population of {'amount': '+17'}[18].
  • Adélie Land has a population of {'amount': '+33'}[19].
  • Adélie Land's territory claimed by is recorded as France[20].
  • Adélie Land's described by source is recorded as Great dictionary of geographical names[21].
  • Adélie Land covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+432000'}[22].
  • Adélie Land's maritime identification digits is recorded as 501[23].
  • Adélie Land's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Adélie Land[24].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Adélie Land include Adelie penguin[25], a taxon[26].

Why It Matters

Adélie Land draws 1,093 Wikipedia views per month (second_level_administrative_division category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for it include Adelie penguin[25], a taxon[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of second-level administrative division, district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, dependent territory
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  2. 4w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Antarctic Treaty area
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