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Association Amicale des Missions Australes et Polaires Francaises (AMAPOF)
| Type: | Organisation |
| Address: | 3 rue Francois II, F-45100 Orleans |
| E-mail: | AMAPOF@cnrs-orleans.fr |
| Telephone: | +33-38-63-13-11 |
| Fax: | +33-38-63-02-15 |
| Year of foundation: | 1976 |
| Activities: | Non-profit organization fostering good relations between all those participating in expeditions to French Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Territories and other polar regions. Informs members of developments affecting these regions. |
| Publications: | Lettre d'information (2pa) |
Association Expeditions Polaires Francaises
| Type: | Organisation |
| Year of foundation: | Succeeded Expeditions Polaires Francaises, Mission Paul-Emile Victor |
| Publications: | Bulletin d'Information |
Association Francaise Pergelisol [French Periglacial Association]
| Type: | Organisation |
| [French Periglacial Association] | |
| Address: | c/o Centre #d'Etudes Arctiques (CNRS-EHESS), 105 blvd. Raspail, F-75006 Pari |
| Year of foundation: | 1988 |
| Activities: | National society for study of permafrost including both professionals and research workers. |
| Publications: | Environments Periglacaires (1994-, annual) |
Association Nationale pour l'Etude de la Neige et des Avalanches (ANENA)
| Type: | Organisation |
| Website: | www.anena.org |
| Address: | 15 Rue Ernest Calvat, F-38000 Grenoble |
| Telephone: | +33-76-51-39-39 |
| Fax: | +33-76-42-81-66 |
| Year of foundation: | 1971 |
| Activities: | Promotes, conducts and coordinates research concerning snow, avalanches and avalanche formation in order to predict avalanches and minimize death and injury. Disseminates information about avalanches to the public. Research activities include: studies of snowdrift and avalanche dynamics; creation of physical and mathematical models to simulate avalanches; avalanche prediction; satellite remote sensing of snowfall in France; implementation of electronic and other apparatus as search aids to buried avalanche victims; and setting off avalanches using explosives and other means. Holds annual conference. Library. |
| Publications: | Neige et Avalanches (1972-, 4pa) |
Bibliothèque nationale de France
| Type: | Library |
| Website: | www.bnf.fr |
| Address: | Bibliothèque nationale de France, SINDBAD, Quai Francois Mauriac, 75706 Paris cedex 13 |
| Telephone: | 33 (0)1-53-79-55-00, from Monday to Friday between 10.00am and 5.00pm |
| Publications: | Bibliographie nationale Français (1976-, 26pa) |
Centre d'Etudes Arctiques (CNRS-EHESS)
| Type: | Organisation |
| Address: | 105 blvd. Raspail, F-75006 Paris. |
| Telephone: | +33-1-45-49-76-49 |
| Fax: | +33-1-45-49-76-01 |
| Year of foundation: | 1957 |
| Activities: | Interdisciplinary research centre within Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, established to provide a focus for Arctic scholarship in France. In addition to research and teaching activities, holds colloquies and film festivals. The library is now housed in Bibliotheque Centrale du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle. |
| Publications: | Actes et Documents (1965-); Arctos; Bibliotheque Arctique et Antarctique (1960-); Bibliographie Arctique (1973-); Contributions du Centre d'Etudes Arctique (1961-); Geoarctica; Inter-Nord (1957-) |
Centre d'Etudes de la Neige
| Type: | Organisation |
| Website: | www.cnrm.meteo.fr/passion/neige.htm |
| Address: | Centre National de Recherches Meteorologiques, 1441 rue de la Piscine, Domaine Universitaire, F-38406 St-Martin-d'Heres Cede |
Centre de Recherches Inter-Nordiques (CRIN)
| Type: | Organisation |
| Address: | 28 rue George Appay, F-92150 Suresnes |
| Fax: | +33-1-47-72-73-78 |
| Year of foundation: | 1965 |
| Activities: | Carries out research on the Saami and north Siberian peoples. |
| Publications: | Boreales (annual) |
Centre Des Archives D'outre-Mer
| Type: | Library |
| Website: | www.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caom/fr/ |
| Address: | Archives Nationales, 29 chemin du Moulin Detesta, F-13090 Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Telephone: | +33-42-26-43-21 |
| Fax: | +33-42-26-84-59 |
| Year of foundation: | 1962 |
| Notes: | Official depository for French Austral and Antarctic Territories and for other materials concerning state and private activities in the polar regions |
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Laboratoire De Glaciologie Et Géophysique De l'Environnement
| Type: | Library |
| Website: | www-lgge.ujf-grenoble.fr |
| Address: | Rue Molière - B.P. 96, 38402 St-Martin-D'Heres Cedex, France |
| Telephone: | +33-76 82 42 75 or 76 |
| Fax: | +33-76 82 42 01 |
| Year of foundation: | Started in 1959 (IGY). |
| Notes: | The library specializes only in geophysics, glaciology, meteorology, hydrology and oceanography. |
Comite National Francais des Recherches Arctiques et Antarctiques (CNFRA)
| Type: | Organisation |
| Address: | 34 rue Francis Baulier, 42023 St. Etienne cedex 2. |
| E-mail: | agiret@univ.st.etienne.fr |
| Telephone: | +33-77-42-17-51 |
| Fax: | +33-77-42-17-99 |
| Year of foundation: | 1995 [formerly Comite National Francais des Recherches Antarctiques] |
| Activities: | National member of SCAR and IASC. |
Expeditions Polaires Francaises (EPF)
| Type: | Organisation |
| Website: | http://abidart.free.fr/pev/epf.htm |
| Address: | 47 avenue du Marechal Fayolle, F-75116 Pari |
| Year of foundation: | 1947 |
| Activities: | Prior to 1992, provided logistical support to national expeditions to Terre Adelie on behalf of TAAF. The Library is now housed in the Institut Francais pour la Recherche et la Technologie Polaires. |
| Publications: | Bulletin d'Information; Expeditions Polaires Francaises. Publications (nos. 1-177); Toponymie de la Terre Adelie (1961) |
Federation Francaise de Pulka et de Traineau a Chiens (FFPTC)
| Type: | Organisation |
| Address: | Siege Social 5, rue du Pave. F-78490 Le Tremblay sur Mauldre. |
| Telephone: | +33-34-87-84-49 |
Fonds Polaire Bibliothéque Centrale du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle
| Type: | Library |
| Website: | http://mussi.mnhn.fr/cda/?INSTANCE=INCIPIO |
| Address: | 38 rue Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 75005 Paris, France |
| Telephone: | +33-1-40 79 36 47 |
| Fax: | +33-1-40 79 36 56 |
| Notes: | The library is open for everybody. Specialized bibliographies can be prepared for the users. Interlibrary loan. Copying and microfilming facilities. Collection is multidisciplinary according to the aims of the Center: earth and ocean sciences, life sciences, human sciences as well as engineering devoted to the Arctic and Subarctic regions (and Antarctic to a smaller extent). The Northern Siberian department has more than 10,000 titles and includes 25,000 pages translated from Russian to French. Printed Brochure Available: |
Groupement de Recherches Arctiques du C.N.R.S.
| Type: | Organisation |
| Address: | Universite de Franch-Comte, 30, rue Megevand, F-25030 Besancon |
| Year of foundation: | ca. 1980 |
| Activities: | Grouping of 12 laboratories fostering collaboration among specialists from different disciplines. Manages French Spitzbergen station and provides technical and logistic help. |
Institut Francais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)
| Type: | Organisation |
| Website: | www.ifremer.fr/francais |
| Address: | Centre de Brest, BP 337, F-29273 Brest |
Institut Français Pour La Recherche Et La Technologie Polaire
| Type: | Library |
| Website: | www.institut-polaire.fr |
| Notes: | The library has been transferred to Paris at Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle |
Institut Francais pour la Recherche et la Technologie Polaires (IFRTP)
| Type: | Organisation |
| Website: | www.ifremer.fr/ifrtp |
| Address: | Technopole de Brest-Iroise BP 75, F-29280 Plouzane |
| Telephone: | +33-98-05-65-00 |
| Fax: | +33-98-05-65-55 |
| Year of foundation: | 1992 |
| Activities: | The national institute responsible in both polar regions for the selection and promotion of scientific programmes, organization of expeditions implementing these programmes, and participation in international scientific consultation. Operates bases in Terre Adelie, Iles Kerguelen, Iles Crozet and Ile Amsterdam, and will operate Concorde base at Dome C jointly with Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide. Also operates research vessels Marion-Dufresne, L'Astrolabe, and La Curieuse. National Antarctic mapping centre. The Library consists of material formerly built up by Expeditions Polaires Francaises. |
| Publications: | Rapports des campagnes a la mer (1993-) [continues series of same title published by TAAF; Recherche et Technologie Polaires |
Institut Geographique National (IGN)
| Type: | Organisation |
| Address: | 136 rue de Grenelle, F-75700 Paris |
| Telephone: | +33-1-43-98-82-06 |
| Fax: | +33-1-43-98-82-83 |
| Year of foundation: | 1940 [took over responsibilities from Service Geographique des Armees] |
| Activities: | National topographic mapping agency responsible for the survey and mapping of French Southern and Antarctic Territories. |
| Publications: | Geofil (1985-, annual); map series. |
Laboratoire de Glaciologie et de Geophysique de l'Environnement
| Type: | Organisation |
| Website: | http://glaciog.ujf-grenoble.fr |
| Address: | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Domaine Universitaire BP 96, 54 Rue Moliere, F-38402 St-Martin-d'Heres Cedex |
| Telephone: | +33-4-76-82-42-00 |
| Fax: | +33-4-76-82-42-01 |
| Year of foundation: | 1947 |
| Activities: | The national centre for research into glaciology, geophysics and related fields in meteorology, hydrology and oceanography. Library. |
| Publications: | Publication |
Musee de l'Homme
| Type: | Museum |
| Website: | www.paris.org/Musees/Homme/ |
| Address: | Palais de Chaillot, 17 Place du Trocadero, F-75116 Paris |
| Telephone: | +33-1-45-53-70-60 |
| Year of foundation: | 1878 |
| Collections: | Substantial holdings relating to Arctic native peoples. Three departments currently work in the Arctic: Laboratoire d'anthropologie biologique, Laboratoire d'Ethnologie, and Laboratoire de Prehistorie. Library. |
Musee de la Marine
| Type: | Museum |
| Website: | www.paris.org/Musees/Marine/ |
| Address: | Palais de Chaillot, 17 Place du Trocadero et du 11 novembre, F-75116 Paris |
| Telephone: | +33-1-45-53-31-70 |
| Fax: | +33-1-47-27-49-67 |
| Year of foundation: | 1827 [collection begun in 1748] |
| Collections: | Some whaling artefacts and material from Nansen's and Charcot's expeditions. Library with polar and whaling material. Also operates satellite museums on the coast at Brest, Port-Louis, Rochefort, Toulon, La Seyne-sur-Mer, La Tour Royale, Saint-Tropez and Nice |
| Publications: | Neptunia (1946-, 3pa) |
Musee de la Mer
| Type: | Museum |
| Address: | Esplanade du Rocher-de-la-Vierge, PO Box 89, F-64200 Biarritz |
| Year of foundation: | 1933 |
| Collections: | Artefacts relating to Arctic whaling and to the Antarctic and Greenland expeditions of J.B. Charcot. |
Service Hydrographique et Oceanographique de la Marine (SHOM)
| Type: | Organisation |
| Website: | www.shom.fr |
| Address: | 3 avenue Octave Greard, F-75340 Paris Cedex 7 |
| E-mail: | bessero@shom.fr |
| Telephone: | +33-1-44-38-41-54 |
| Fax: | +33-1-40-65-99-98 |
| Year of foundation: | 1720 |
| Activities: | Department of Ministry of Defence responsible for hydrographic survey, mapping and oceanographic research in both polar regions. |
| Publications: | Annales Hydrographiques (1848-, 1-2pa); Instructions nautiques [E1. Scotland, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Svalbard and the east coast of Greenland (1989); E5. Norway and Russia (north coast) (1995); G1. Newfoundland, Labrador and Hudson Bay, Davis Strait (1979); L9. South Indian Ocean, Terre Adelie (1991)]. Nautical charts. |
Societe de Geographie
| Type: | Organisation |
| Website: | www.socgeo.org |
| Address: | 184 blvd. St-Germain, F-75006 Paris |
| Telephone: | +33-1-45-48-54-62 |
| Fax: | +33-1-42-22-40-93 |
| Year of foundation: | 1821 |
| Activities: | The world's oldest geographical society. Much material relevant to polar exploration can be found in the library and archives. |
| Publications: | Acta Geographica (1947-, 4pa) [continues La Geographie (1900-1939), Bulletin (1821-99) and Compte-rendus des Seances (1882-99) |
Societe Hydrotechnique de France, Section de Glaciologie
| Type: | Organisation |
| Address: | 199 rue de Grenelle, F-75007 Paris |
| Telephone: | +33-1-47-05-13-37 |
| Fax: | +33-1-45-56-97-46 |
| Year of foundation: | 1912 |
| Activities: | Society studies all matters relating to hydraulics, fluid mechanics, water conservation and resource use. |
| Publications: | La Houille Blanche. Revue International de l'Eau (8pa) |
Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises (TAAF) [French Austral and Antarctic Territories]
| Type: | Organisation |
| [French Austral and Antarctic Territories] | |
| Website: | http://taaf.fr |
| Address: | Rue Gabriel Dejean 97410 SAINT PIERRE |
| Telephone: | 00262 262 96 78 78 |
| Open to the public? / Opening hours: | Monday to Friday 8h30-12h 14h-17h |
| Year of foundation: | 1955 |
| Activities: | Territory of the Ministry for Overseas Departments and Territories (Departements et Territoires d'Outre-Mer). The mains missions are : - protection of the environment - encourage durable fisheries - research support - preserve cultural heritage |
| Collections: | Artefacts from Crozet islands, Kerguelen islands, Saint-Paul and Amsterdam islands Artefacts are from XIXth century ( remains from sealers, scientific research, shipwrecked) to recent period. |
| Publications: | Rapports des Campagnes a la Mer (1981?-) [continued by series of same title published jointly with IFRTP; Revue de CNFRA; Revue des Terres Australes et Antarctiques francaises; Toponymie des Terres Australes (1961) |
| Notes: | Revue des TAAF and Toponymie des Terres Australes are available online on the website www.archives-polaires.fr |
Universite de Paris - Sorbonne
| Type: | Organisation |
| Website: | www.paris4.sorbonne.fr |
| Address: | Centre d'Etudes Siberiennes, Institut de Recherche et d'Etude sur les Nouvelles Institutions et Societes a l'Est (IRENISE), 9 rue Michelet, F-75006 Paris |
| Telephone: | +33-1-43-26-50-89 |
| Publications: | Questions Siberiennes / Siberian Questions (1990-) |