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Palavas-les-Flots: "Grand Nord", a film talk on sailing through the Arctic ice

Palavas-les-Flots

  • Event dates 12 November 2026
  • Place Palavas-les-Flots
  • Theme Nature
  • Area La Grande-Motte & Palavas
  • Published

On Thursday 12 November at 6 pm, Altaïr Conférences presents "Grand Nord, la traversée des glaces en voilier" in Palavas: the story of Sébastien, Éric and Jimmy, who spent three months in 2022 covering 2,500 km across the north of the Canadian archipelago, collecting scientific data on wildlife and the last multi-year ice. The screening is followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.

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