1988 No. 587
The Antarctic Treaty (Specially Protected Areas) Order 1988
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of March 1988
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 7(2)(b) and 10(7) of the Antarctic Treaty Act 19671, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
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This Order may be cited as the Antarctic Treaty (Specially Protected Areas) Order 1988.
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This Order shall come into force on 22nd April 1988.
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For the purposes of the Antarctic Treaty Act 1967, the areas specified in the Schedule to this Order, being areas which have been recommended for inclusion in Annex B to Schedule 2 to the said Act, are designated as Specially Protected Areas.
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The Schedule to the Antarctic Treaty (Specially Protected Areas) Order 19682 is amended by the deletion of the description and map of Specially Protected Area No. 7 (Cape Hallett, Victoria Land).
SCHEDULE
SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREA NO. 7
CAPE HALLETT, VICTORIA LAND
Lat. 72° 18' S, Long. 170° 10' E
The area, comprising a roughly rectangular block, lies south of the northern coast of Cape Hallett between the road, which runs along the eastern side of Willett Cove, and the western margin of the permanent ice sheet and to the north of an east-west line from a projection of the line of the road southward to a point 200 metres south of Latitude 72° 18' S to the margin of the permanent ice sheet. The original area of application of this Specially Protected Area is totally enclosed by the redesignated area as is shown on the map below.
SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREA NO. 18
NORTH CORONATION ISLAND, SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS
Between Lat. 60°31'S, Long. 45°41'W and Lat. 60°37'S, Long. 45°36'W and Lat. 60°32'S, Long. 45°29'W
This area, the location of which is shown on the map below, lies on the central north side of Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. It is bounded to the east by Foul Point (60° 32' S, 45° 29' W) and to the west by Conception Point (60° 31' S, 45° 41' W); the entire area of these points is included in the area. The eastern boundary follows a precipitous ridge 6 kilometres southwards to a position at 750 metres altitude immediately to the west of Mount Nivea summit (60° 35' S, 45° 29' W), thence west-south-westwards for 5.5 kilometres to a position at 900 metres altitude to the north-east of Wave Peak summit (60° 37' S, 45° 36' W), and from there 2 kilometres westwards across the Brisbane Heights plateau, then 5 kilometres north-west to an unnamed summit at 1,060 metres and north for 6 kilometres to Conception Point. Ommanney Bay and the unnamed bay to the west are included within the area south of the boundary between Conception and Foul Points (11.5 km).
SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREA NO. 19
LAGOTELLERIE ISLAND, MARGUERITE BAY SOUTH-WEST ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
Lat. 67° 53' S, Long. 67° 24' W
This area, the location of which is shown on the map below, consists of the whole of Lagotellerie Island, which lies about 3 kilometres west of the southern part of Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, south-west Antarctic Peninsula.
SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREA NO. 20
“NEW COLLEGE VALLEY”, CAUGHLEY BEACH,CAPE BIRD, ROSS ISLAND
Lat. 77° 14' S, Long. 166° 23' E
This area, the location of which is shown on the map below, consists of the ice-free terrain lying between the cliff top above Caughley Beach and about 100 metres east of Mount Bird Ice Cap, and between a line south of the main stream bed of “Keble Valley” and the south ridge of “New College Valley”. It is surrounded on three sides by Site of Special Scientific Interest No. 10.
(This note is not part of the Order)