Alfred Faure

For the cyclist, see Alfred Faure (cyclist).
Alfred Faure
Antarctic base
Alfred Faure station
Location on Possession Island
Alfred Faure
Location in the Indian Ocean
Coordinates: 46°25′57″S 51°51′28″E / 46.4325°S 51.857639°E / -46.4325; 51.857639
Country France
TerritoryTAAF
ArchipelagoCrozet Islands
IslandÎle de la Possession
OperatorFrench Polar Institute
Established1963 (1963)
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Summer
35
 • Winter
24
Time zoneUTC+4
UN/LOCODETF
Active timesAll year-round
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Meteorology
  • Seismology
  • Biology
Facilities
List
  • Basic lab equipment
  • Surgery room
Websiteinstitut-polaire.fr

Alfred-Faure or Port Alfred is a permanent French scientific station on Île de la Possession (Possession Island) of the subantarctic Crozet Archipelago of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the South Indian Ocean.

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