Part 28Antarctic specially protected area No. 128

Part 28 Antarctic specially protected area No. 128

  Western shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island.

  The area consists of land on the western shore of Admiralty Bay. The westerly boundary extends from Patelnia (Telefon) Point (62° 13 55 S, 58° 28 45 W), north-north-west to The Tower (a distinctive peak above Tower Glacier, 366.9 m at 62° 12 50 S, 58° 29 00 W), then continuing in a straight line to encompass the base of Jardine Peak (62° 10 05 S, 58° 29 45 W). This line then runs north-east to the sea (Admiralty Bay) where it bisects the coast immediately north of Rakusa Point (62° 09 45 S, 58° 27 25 W). Thereafter the Area is all the land which is bounded by the coastline south towards Demay Point (62° 12 50 S, 58° 25 15 W), then south-west along the coast to Patelnia (Telefon) Point. The western edge of the Area is adjacent to the Warsaw Icefield, with the north-western corner being ice-free in the vicinity of Jardine Peak. Outside of the northern boundary is a small area of ice-free land. Steep cliffs overlook a narrow beach and the waters of Ezcurra Inlet in the north-western section of the ice‑free area; and in the north-eastern section there are occasional shallow beaches which extend to the sea, where H. Arctowski station is located, 400 m outside of the Area. Three small glaciers, Ecology, Baranowski, and Tower, descend from the Warsaw Icefield onto these shores. There are markers on the northern edge of the Area where the site has a boundary on land, immediately south of H. Arctowski station. The western boundary is not delineated by virtue of fact that it traverses a high (ca. 350 m) mobile icefield. The coastline defines the Area’s eastern and southern stretches.

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