The Dumont d'Urville Station (French: Base Dumont d'Urville) is a French scientific station located in Antarctica on the island of the pétrels () in Adelie Land. It is named after explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville.

It is operated by the "French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor", a joint operation of French public and para-public agencies.

It was built in 1956 to replace Port Martin station, which burned down on the night of January 24, 1952, without injury to anyone.

The station allows only 30-40 people to come ashore at one time. Ice and strong katabatic winds often prevent landings, either by Zodiac or by helicopter. The station can accommodate about 30 winter-overs and 120 during the summer.

The icebreaker ship l'Astrolabe carries supplies and personnel to the station from the port of Hobart, Tasmania. It does 5 round-trips between November and March.

External links

• Base Dumont d'Urville site from IFREMER
• l'Astrolabe
• a winter at the station