Blaicklock Island (BLAI)67˚33’S, 67˚04’W Magnetic declination: 20.1˚E Inventory subarea: SW Inventory acronym: BLAI Site Sensitivity: LOW Location — History — Features High and irregularly shaped, 9-mile-long island, lying between Bigourdan and Bourgeois Flords. Separated from Pourquoi-pas Island by The Narrows and from Graham Land by Jones Channel. Named for Kenneth Blaicklock, the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey surveyor who determined the site to be an island in 1949. Landing Characteristics Fine and very long shingle beach on W side of island. Old British hut on N end. Antarctic Site Inventory Effort Visits by Antarctic Site Inventory researchers, 1994-2003: 1. January 13, 2001 SF Cal Star Assessment and monitoring . Preliminary surveying. Fauna — Flora — Censuses Penguins & flying birds . South polar skuas are confirmed breeders and common. Many blue-eyed shags roosting on small, offshore island, but breeding not observed. Seals . None noted. Flora . Well developed moss, spp. and Deschampsia antarctica beds. Conservation Aspects Site sensitivities . South polar skuas defend territories fiercely. Extensive moss and Deschampsia beds are easily trampled. Pointers for avoiding disruptions.
Visitation Aspects Numbers of tourist zodiac landings and participating visitors, 1989-2003:
Proximate visitor sites . Pourquoi-pas Island. |
