Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Proclamation 2005
Part 17Antarctic specially protected area No. 117
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Part 17 Antarctic specially protected area No. 117
Avian Island, off Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula.
Latitude 67 46 S, longitude 68 54 W.
Avian Island (latitude 67° 46 S, longitude 68° 54 W, 0.49 km2), is situated in the north-west of Marguerite Bay, 400 m south of the south-western extremity of Adelaide Island. The island is 1.45 km long by 0.8 km at its widest, and is of roughly triangular shape.
The designated Area comprises the whole of Avian Island and the littoral zone, offshore islets and rocks, and a buffer zone of the surrounding marine environment (including sea ice when present) within 100 m of the shoreline of the main island. Boundary markers have not been installed because the coast forms a visually obvious reference for the marine boundary.
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