Imagined since antiquity and then coveted by generations of explorers, Antarctica remained an unknown land until it was first landed in 1820. The continent concentrates all the geographical superlatives: the only continent entirely covered by ice, the largest reserve of fresh water, the strongest winds and the lowest temperatures. More importantly, it is both the only continent entirely reserved for peace and science by international agreement, and the only one whose land does not officially belong to any one country, but to all of humanity?

Created by Guillaume Pépy during a wintering period between 2008 and 2010 at the Dumont d'Urville polar station, "Terra Incognita" documents in a very graphic style and as close as possible to the elements, its original state of nature to illustrate the results of this unique example of international effort to protect the environment.