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Rowe Point
Rowe Point is a sharp, low ice-free point at the northeastern extremity of Ivanov Beach on the southeast coast of Barclay Bay in western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Mneme Lake is just west of the point. The feature is part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area ''ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula'', in one of its restricted zones. Measure 4 (2016), ATCM XXXIX Final Report. Santiago, 2016 The point is named after Captain Henry Rowe, Master of the British sealing vessel ''Grace'' that operated out of the bay of |
Seal Hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. Seal hunting is currently practiced in ten countries: United States (above the Arctic Circle in Alaska), Canada, Namibia, Denmark (in self-governing Greenland only), Iceland, Norway, Russia, Finland and Sweden. Most of the world's seal hunting takes place in Canada and Greenland. The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) regulates the seal hunt in Canada. It sets quotas (total allowable catch – TAC), monitors the hunt, studies the seal population, works with the Canadian Sealers' Association to train sealers on new regulations, and promotes sealing through its website and spokespeople. The DFO set harvest quotas of over 90,000 seals in 2007; 275,000 in 2008; 280,000 in 2009; and 330,000 in 2010. The actual kills in recent years have been less than the quotas: 82,800 in 2007; 217,800 in 2008; 72,400 in 2009; and 67,000 in 2010. In 2007, Norway claimed that 29,000 harp seals were killed, Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotch Dome
Rotch Dome is the sloping ice dome rising to 360 m immediately east of Byers Peninsula, and between Barclay Bay and Walker Bay in Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is bounded by Urvich Wall to the west, surmounting Ivanov Beach to the northwest, Etar Snowfield to the north-northeast and Verila Glacier to the east-northeast, and is linked by a saddle to Casanovas Peak to the northeast. The slopes of Rotch Dome west of 60º53'45"W were included in 2016 into the Antarctic Specially Protected Area Byers Peninsula (ASPA 126), with a designated zone comprising the northwestern part of Rotch Dome and the adjacent deglaciated ground on Ivanov Beach placed under greater restriction on access in order to prevent microbial or other contamination by human activity. Location The highest point is located at which is 10.4 km southwest of Casanovas Peak, 6.75 km north by west of Elephant Point, 6.1 km east of Tsamblak Hill, 5.37 km east-southeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascin Point
Pascin Point ( bg, нос Паскин, ‘Nos Pascin’ \'nos pas-'kin\) is the oval rocky point on the northwest coast of Livingston Island in Antarctica projecting 250 m north-northwestwards into Zornitsa Cove in Barclay Bay. It is named after the Bulgarian artist Jules Pascin (Julius Pincas, 1885-1930). Location Pascin Point is located at , which is 3 km east-northeast of Rowe Point, 6.4 km southeast of Frederick Rocks and 5.82 km south of Scesa Point. British mapping in 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005, 2009 and 2017. Maps * L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005. * L.L. IvanovAntarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Shirreff
Cape Shirreff is a prominent cape at the north end of the rocky peninsula which separates Hero Bay and Barclay Bay on the north coast of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. The cape was named by Edward Bransfield in 1820 after Captain William H. Shirreff, the British commanding officer in the Pacific at that time. The seasonal scientific field station Doctor Guillermo Mann Base has been operated by Chile since 1991 and the Shirreff Base by the USA since 1996. Description Situated on a small, ice-free peninsula forming the northern extremity of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula, which is protected by the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources Ecosystem Monitoring Programme and requires a permit to enter. It is 24 km north-east of Essex Point, 34 km west-south-west of Williams Point and 21 km north-west of Siddins Point. Lying also 809 km south-south-east of Cape Horn, Cape Shirreff is the locality in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essex Point
Essex Point is a point at the northwest end of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It forms the west side of the entrance to Barclay Bay and the northeast side of the entrance to Svishtov Cove, and is surmounted by Drong Hill. The feature is part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area ''ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula'', situated in one of its restricted zones. Measure 4 (2016), ATCM XXXIX Final Report. Santiago, 2016 It was named by the (UK-APC) in 1958 after the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilyar Point
Bilyar Point ( bg, text=нос Биляр, italic=yes, ‘Nos Bilyar’ \'nos bi-'lyar\) is a rounded ice-free point on Ivanov Beach in western Livingston Island, the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica projecting 350 m into Barclay Bay. Situated 3 km southwest of Rowe Point, northwest of Rotch Dome, 1.7 km northeast of Nedelya Point and 4.5 km east-northeast of Lair Point. The feature is part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area ''ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula'', situated in one of its restricted zones. Measure 4 (2016), ATCM XXXIX Final Report. Santiago, 2016 The point is named after the medieval city of Bilya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nedelya Point
Nedelya Point ( bg, нос Неделя, ‘Nos Nedelya’ \'nos ne-'de-lya\) is a sharp ice-free point at the southwest extremity of Ivanov Beach on the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 300 m into Barclay Bay. It is linked by a chain of rocks to Cutler Stack located 310 m to the north-northwest. The feature was visited by a field party from the British base camp Station P during the summer season 1957/58. It is part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area ''ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula'', situated in one of its two restricted zones. Measure 4 (2016), ATCM XXXIX Final Report. Santiago, 2016. The point is named for |
New Plymouth, Livingston Island
New Plymouth is a bay bordered by an extensive line of beaches, lying south of Start Point and between Rugged Island and the west end of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine .... This descriptive name, used by early sealers, dates back to at least 1822 and is now established in international usage. Location The bay is centred at (British mapping in 1968, detailed Spanish mapping in 1993, and Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009). Maps Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c.from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822. South Shetland Islands.Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 5657. DOS 610 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctic Specially Protected Area
An Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) is an area on the continent of Antarctica, or on nearby islands, which is protected by scientists and several different international bodies. The protected areas were established in 1961 under the Antarctic Treaty System, which governs all the land and water south of 60 latitude and protects against human development. A permit is required for entry into any ASPA site. The ASPA sites are protected by the governments of Australia, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, Chile, France, Argentina, Poland, Russia, Norway, Japan, India, Italy, and Republic of Korea. There are currently 72 sites. List of ASPA sites See also *Antarctic Specially Managed Area An Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA) is a protected area on the continent of Antarctica, or on its adjacent islands. ASMAs are managed by the governments of Brazil, Poland, Ecuador, Peru, United States, New Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byers Peninsula, Eastern Part
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Byers may refer to: Places * Byers, Colorado * Byers Peak in Grand County, Colorado * Byers, Kansas * Byers, Pennsylvania * Byers, Texas * Byers Peninsula, Antarctica Names of people * Byers (surname) See also *Breyers Breyers is a brand of ice cream started in 1866 by William A. Breyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. History In 1866, William A. Breyer began to produce and sell iced cream in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, first from his home, and later via hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
