The French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor (Institut polaire français Paul-Émile Victor, IPEV) has been the organization leading the French National Antarctic Program since 1992.

[1][2] Based in Plouzané, Finistère, it operates the Dumont d'Urville Station and jointly operates the Concordia Station with the Italians and the AWIPEV Arctic Research Station with the Germans.

[2][3][4] It also supports activities at the Martin de Viviés scientific station on Île Amsterdam.

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