#exploration history
- Adelie — A proper noun used primarily in geographical and zoological contexts, historically linked to Adélie Land, a region in Antarctica named by explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville in honor of his wife, Adèle. In zoology, it identifies the Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), a common medium-sized penguin species that inhabits the coasts of the Antarctic continent. As a given name, it is a spelling variant of Adela.