Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at 66°12'S, 136°11'E and Point Alden at 66°48'S, 142°02'E, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland extending as a sector about 2,600 km toward the South Pole. It is one of five districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The land area, mostly ice covered, is estimated at 432,000 km².