Part 56Antarctic specially protected area No. 156

Part 56 Antarctic specially protected area No. 156

  Lewis Bay, Mount Erebus, Ross Island.

  Latitude 77 25 29 S, longitude 167 28 30 E.

  The designated Area on Ross Island encompasses the crash zone (centred on 77° 25 29 S, 167° 28 30 E, elevation 520 m (1 720 feet)) and the surrounding glacial ice 2 km above and to either side of this position, extends as a 4 km wide ‘rectangle’ down to the sea, and includes the airspace above this region to an altitude of 1 000 m (3 280 feet) with the exception of a 200 m wide air access ‘corridor’ along the coastline. The west boundary of the Area is the 167° 23 33 E meridian; the east boundary is the 167° 33 27 E meridian. The south boundary is the 77° 26 33 S parallel, while the north boundary is defined by the coastline.

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