The Antarctic (Amendment) Regulations 1998

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Amendment of Regulation 18 of the principal Regulations

4. 3. Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2 to the principal Regulations

5. Signature

6. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      1. RESTRICTED AREAS Specially Protected Area No. 5 Beaufort Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea Lat. 76°57'S; Long. 166°56'E

         1. The designated Area encompasses the whole of Beaufort Island and...

      2. RESTRICTED AREAS Specially Protected Area No. 13 Moe Island, South Orkney Islands Lat. 60°44'S; Long. 45°41'W

         1. Moe Island, South Orkney Islands, is a small irregularly-shaped island...

      3. RESTRICTED AREAS Specially Protected Area No. 15 Southern Powell Island and Adjacent Islands, South Orkney Islands Lat. 60°42'S; Long. 45°01'W

         1. The Area, which is centred on latitude 60°42'S and longitude...

      4. RESTRICTED AREAS Specially Protected Area No. 24 Pointe-Géologie Archipelago Lat. 66°40'S; Long. 140°02'E

         1. The Area includes Jean Rostand, Alexis Carrel, Lamarck and Claude...

      5. RESTRICTED AREAS Specially Protected Area No. 25 Cape Evans, Ross Island Lat. 77°38'S; Long. 166°25'E

         1. Cape Evans is a small, triangular shaped, ice free area...

      6. RESTRICTED AREAS Specially Protected Area No. 26 Lewis Bay, Mount Erebus, Ross Island Lat. 77°25'S; Long. 167°28'E

         1. The designated Area covers the site of the Air New...

      7. RESTRICTED AREAS Site of Special Scientific Interest No. 9 Rothera Point, Adelaide Island Lat. 67°34'S; Long. 68°06'W

         1. Rothera Point is situated in Ryder Bay, at the south-east...

         2. The Site is the north-eastern one-third of Rothera Point, and...

      8. RESTRICTED AREAS Site of Special Scientific Interest No. 11 Tramway Ridge, Mt. Erebus, Ross Island Lat. 167°07'E; Long. 77°31'S

         1. The boundary of the designated Area is defined as a...

      9. RESTRICTED AREAS Site of Special Scientific Interest No. 12 Canada Glacier, Taylor Valley, Victoria Land Lat. 77°37'S; Long. 163°03'E

         1. The Area is located between the tongue of Canada Glacier...

      10. RESTRICTED AREAS Site of Special Scientific Interest No. 13 Potter Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Islands Lat. 62°15'S; Long. 58°39'W

          1. The site is on the east side of Maxwell Bay...

      11. RESTRICTED AREAS Site of Special Scientific Interest No. 14 Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands Lat. 62°18'S; Long. 59°11'W

          1. The Area is on the western side of the island...

      12. RESTRICTED AREAS Site of Special Scientific Interest No. 15 Cierva Point and offshore islands, Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula Lat. 64°10'S; Long. 61°01'W

          1. The site comprises the Cierva Point peninsula including the land...

      13. RESTRICTED AREAS Site of Special Scientific Interest No. 19 Linnaeus Terrace, Asgaard Range, Victoria Land Lat. 77°35'S; Long. 161°05'E

          1. Linnaeus Terrace is an elevated bench of weathered Beacon Sandstone...

      14. RESTRICTED AREAS Site of Special Scientific Interest No. 37 Botany Bay, Cape Geology, Victoria Land Lat. 77°00'S; Long. 162°32'E

          1. The site is situated in the south-western corner of Granite...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      ANTARCTIC HISTORIC SITES AND MONUMENTS

      1. 61. ‘Base A’ at Port Lockroy on Goudier Island, off Wiencke...

      2. 62. ‘Base F (Wordie House)’ on the south-west corner of Winter...

      3. 63. ‘Base Y’ on Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, western Graham Land,...

      4. 64. ‘Base E’ on Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, western Graham Land...

      5. 65. Message post on Svend Foyn Island, Possession Islands (Lat. 71°56'S,...

      6. 66. Cairn at the foot of the main bluff Scott Nunataks,...

      7. 67. Rock shelter ‘Granite House’ at Cape Geology, Granite Harbour (Lat....

      8. 68. Emergency depot, consisting of a sledge loaded with supplies and...

      9. 69. Message post erected at Cape Crozier, Ross Island (Lat. 77°27'S,...

      10. 70. Message post at Cape Wadworth, Coulman Island (Lat. 73°19'S, Long....

      11. 71. Whaling station at Whalers Bay, Deception Island (Lat. 62°59'S, Long....

      12. 72. Mikkelsen Cairn on Tryne Islands, Vestfold Hills (Lat. 68°22'S, Long....

      13. 73. Memorial Cross for the 1979 Mount Erebus crash victims at...

7. Explanatory Note