The Antarctic (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Regulation 2(a)

PART A ADDITION OF NEW RESTRICTED AREAS

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 110 Lynch Island, South Orkney Islands Lat. 60°39'S; Long. 45°36'W

Lynch Island is a small island situated at the eastern end of Marshall Bay in the South Orkney Islands, about 200 metres south of Coronation Island and 2.4 kilometres north of Signy Island. The 500 metres x 300 metres island has low cliffs of up to 20 metres. The boundary area comprises the entire island above low tide level at which the coastline is defined as the boundary of the area (Map 2). The island supports one of the most extensive and dense areas of grass (Deschampsia antarctica) known in the Treaty area and provides an outstanding example of a rare natural ecological system.

Map 1: Lynch Island ASPA No. 110 (formerly SPA No. 14) South Orkney Islands. Inset: Location of the South Orkney Islands.

Map 2: Lynch Island ASPA No. 110 (formerly SPA No. 14) topographic map.

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 115 Lagotellerie Island, Marguerite Bay, Graham Land Lat. 67°53'S; Long. 67°25'W

Lagotellerie Island is situated in Marguerite Bay, Fallières Coast, Graham Land, 46 kilometres south-east of Rothera Point on Adelaide Island, 11 kilometres south of Pourquois Pas Island and 3.25 kilometres west of the south end of Horseshoe Island. The designated area comprises the entire main island, and offshore islets within 200 metres of the coast, above the low tide level, which is defined as the boundary of the area (Map 2). The 2 kilometres by 1.3 kilometres island contains a diverse flora and fauna typical of the southern Antarctic Peninsula region, including the largest stands of Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis known south of the South Shetland Islands.

Map 1: Lagotellerie Island ASPA No. 115 (formerly SPA No. 19), Marguerite Bay, location map. Inset: location of Lagotellerie Island on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Map 2: Lagotellerie Island ASPA No. 115 (formerly SPA No. 19) topographic map.

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 116 New College Valley, Cape Bird, Ross Island Lat. 77°13'S; Long. 166°26'E

New College Valley is located south of Cape Bird on ice-free slopes above Caughley Beach. The area contains some of the richest stands of mosses and associated microflora and fauna in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica. The ecosystem at this site is of exceptional scientific value for ecological investigations.

Map: New College Valley ASPA No. 116 (formerly SPA No. 20), Cape Bird, Ross Island.

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 128 Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, South Shetland Islands Lat. 62°13'S; Long. 58°28'W

The area consists of land on the western shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, South Shetland Islands. Approximately 20% of the Area is ice-free. More generally glacial, nival and coastal marine processes heavily shape the terrain. The area contains diverse avian and mammalian fauna and is home to large colonies of Adélie Penguin and Gentoo Penguin.

Map: Western shore of Admiralty Bay, ASPA No. 128 (formerly SSSI No. 8), King George Island.

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 136 Clark Peninsula, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land Lat. 66°15'S; Long. 110°36'E

Clark Peninsula is situated on the north side of Newcomb Bay at the east end of Vincennes Bay, opposite Windmill Islands region, on Budd Coast, Wilkes Land. The Clark Peninsula is an area of rock exposures and permanent ice and snow fields and supports one of the most extensive and best-developed plant communities on continental Antarctica outside the Antarctic Peninsula.

Map: Clark Peninsula, ASPA No. 136 (formerly SSSI No. 17) in Windmill Islands, East Antarctica.

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 141 Yukidori Valley, Langhovde, Lützow-Holm Bay Lat. 69°14'S; Long. 39°46'E

Yukidori Valley is located in the middle part of Langhovde on the east coast of Lützow-Holm Bay, continental Antarctica. The Valley is 2.5 kilometres long from east to west and 1.8 kilometres wide and contains a prominent melt stream and two lakes. The area contains a typical continental Antarctic fellfield ecosystem.

Map: Yukidori Valley, Langhovde and the boundary of ASPA No. 141.

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 151 Lions Rump, King George Island, South Shetland Islands Lat. 62°08'S; Long. 58°09'W

Lions Rump is located on the southern coast of King George Bay, King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. The area contains diverse biota and geological features and is a representative example of the terrestrial, limnological, and littoral habitats of the maritime Antarctic.

Map: Lions Rump, ASPA No. 151 (formerly SSSI No. 34), King George Island.