Part 29Antarctic specially protected area No. 129

Part 29 Antarctic specially protected area No. 129

  Rothera Point, Adelaide Island.

  Latitude 67 34 S, longitude 68 08 W.

  Rothera Point (latitude 67° 34 S, longitude 68° 08 W) is situated in Ryder Bay, at the south-east corner of Wright Peninsula on the east side of Adelaide Island, south-west Antarctic Peninsula. The site is the north-eastern one-third of Rothera Point, and is representative of the area as a whole. It is about 30 m from west to east and 250 m from north to south, and rises to a maximum height of 36 m. At the coast, the site boundary is the 2.5 m contour. No upper shore, littoral or sublittoral areas of Rothera Point are therefore included. The southern boundary of the site, running across Rothera Point, is marked by a line of pink fuel drums filled with concrete. The remaining boundary is unmarked.

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Note   This map predates the current terminology — Site of Special Scientific Interest No. 9 is now Antarctic specially protected area No. 129 and SSSI is now ASPA.