Martin-de-Viviès
Martin-de-Viviès, is the only settlement of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands territory of the Amsterdam and St Paul islands in the southern Indian Ocean. It lies on the north coast of Amsterdam Island and houses about 20 scientists and staff.
The station, originally named Camp Heurtin, has been in operation since 1 January 1981, superseding the first station, La Roche Godon. It was named after Paul de Martin de Viviès who, with ten others, spent the winter of 1949 on the island.
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Coordinates: 37°47′47″S 77°34′19″E / 37.79639°S 77.57194°E / -37.79639; 77.57194
La Roche
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La Roche, Fribourg
La Roche is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
History
La Roche is first mentioned in 1134 as de Rocha. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Zurflüh, however, that name is no longer used.
Geography
La Roche has an area, as of 2009, of 24.1 square kilometers (9.3 sq mi). Of this area, 11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi) or 47.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi) or 46.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi) or 4.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.14 km2 (35 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 1.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 43.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.0% is used for growing crops and 25.9% is pastures and 19.9% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
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