This French stamp, issued in 1992 for 25.40 francs, commemorates the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) and its role in oceanographic research in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises). The design by Claude Gauthier features a research vessel deploying scientific instruments to study ocean currents, depicted with dynamic brown wave patterns and red sonar mapping lines. The issue highlights France’s contribution to global climate and ocean circulation studies in remote polar waters, underlining the scientific importance of these territories for understanding Earth’s climate system.