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    Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (French pronunciation: [ʒyl dymɔ̃ dyʁvil]; 23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who...
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    archipelago of Pointe-Géologie in Adélie Land. It is named after explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville, whose expedition landed on Débarquement Rock in the Dumoulin Islands...
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    Originally named Coquille, she is famous for her travels with Jules Dumont d'Urville. The name derives from an early navigational instrument, the astrolabe...
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    South Island of New Zealand. It was named after the French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville. With an area of approximately 150 square kilometres (58 sq mi)...
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  • Lycée Dumont d'Urville may refer to the following French schools: Lycée Dumont d'Urville (Caen) in Caen Lycée Dumont d'Urville (Maurepas, Yvelines) Lycée...
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    was renamed Le Dumont-d'Urville, after Jules Dumont d'Urville, another explorer and naval officer. Built by VARD, Le Dumont-d'Urville had her hull constructed...
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    in 1994. Prud'Homme and Dumont d'Urville are the only currently remaining active stations. Discovery by Jules Dumont d'Urville, 1840 Rocks brought back...
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  • Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790–1842) was a French explorer and naval officer. Dumont d'Urville may also refer to: French aviso Dumont d'Urville, a Bougainville-class...
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    (in French, Mélanésie) was first used in 1832 by French navigator Jules Dumont d'Urville: he coined the terms Melanesia and Micronesia to go alongside the...
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    Adélie Land, in turn, named for Adèle Dumont d'Urville, who was married to French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville, who first discovered this penguin in...
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