Mount Français [SEP] continent
Mount Français
Mount Français is a mountain which forms the summit of Anvers Island, Antarctica standing southeast of the center of the island and 6 miles north of Borgen Bay. Mount Français has an elevation of and is part of the Trojan mountain range.
History.
Mount Français was first seen by the members of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, who explored the southeast coast of the island in 1898. It was later sighted by the French Antarctic Expedition team members, 1903–05, under Charcot, who named it for the expedition
of Ottawa, in the company of such distinguished guests as Member of Parliament Royal Galipeau and the President of the University, Allan Rock, it was officially announced that Dr Martineau had been awarded $2.5 million in research funding for the international and interdisciplinary project "Le français à la mesure d'un continent: un patrimoine en partage". Mr Rock stressed the importance of this project, which will enhance Canada's standing as a leader in international research on the French language.
France Martineau is editor of the Voies du français collection