A new map of the Antarctic
As part of the International Polar Year actions, IGN has produced a new map of the Antarctic replacing the one dating back to 1969, which no longer corresponded to the continent's current dimensions. This work, performed with the help of a number of partners*, was based on a multitude of satellite data and information from the field.
Thousands of high school students made aware of sustainable growth
IGN has distributed this map in High Schools, under the patronage of Jean-Louis Borloo, Minister of Ecology, Development and Sustainable Growth and Territorial Development, and Xavier Darcos, Minister of National Education.
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This map made available to teachers can serve numerous purposes, and firstly to teach students in high school fifth form about the Antarctic, as part of their syllabus. More generally, this document can be used as an aid for studies on the polar environment or to illustrate the geopolitical stakes in these areas, whether taken alone or in multi-disciplinary projects. Lastly it represents a reliable resource that can reinforce the widespread educating of pupils in sustainable development.
A teaching folder accompanying the map and intended for history-geography and life and earth sciences teachers will soon be put online at
ign.fr and education.gouv.fr.
*The French Paul Emile Victor (IPEV) Polar Exploration Institute, The French Institute for Researching and Using the Sea (IFREMER), the Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOM), Scientific
committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), Laboratories studying space geophysics and oceanographics (LEGOS), Council of managers of
national Antarctic programs (COMNAP), General Bathymetric chart of the
oceans (GEBCO).
Exhibition "The future of the earth: is it too late?"
Called the international year for planet Earth, this major roadshow, partnered by IGN, has been travelling throughout France since April 2008 to bring the wealth and diversity of the Earth to the attention of as wide a public as possible.
Co-produced by PlanetObserver and the Vulcania theme park, this exhibition takes the form of a planetary trip to discover our environment.
The next exhibition dates :
- April 16 to May 3, 2009 in Carcassonne
- May 13 to 27, 2009 in Mont de Marsan
- In July and August 2009 at the Vulcania theme park
For a more in-depth look...
Download the folder "Iceology: From research to protecting the planet" published in IGN Magazine, No. 40 (march/april 2007).
