Madder Cliffs, Joinville Island (MADD)
63˚18’S, 56˚29’W Magnetic Declination: 10.8˚ E Inventory subarea: SO Inventory acronym: MADD Site Sensitivity: LOW Location — History — Features Reddish rock cliffs rising steeply from the sea to >300 meters and forming the N side of the entrance to Suspiros Bay, at the W edge of Kinnes Cove and the W end of Joinville Island. The name reflects the red color of the rocks, madder being a red vegetable dye. Adelie penguin colony along exposed, scree and tuff ridges above the rocky beach. Landing Characteristics Near the glacier, on the W edge of a very slick boulder beach, strewn with limpet shells, which rises steeply to a high ridge and peak. During the Inventory visit, there were snowfields above the beach, which penguins use to reach the sea. Antarctic Site Inventory Effort Visits by Antarctic Site Inventory researchers, 1994-2003: 1. January 21, 2003 RD Endeavour Assessment and monitoring . Preliminary surveying. No aerial photodocumentation. Fauna — Flora — Censuses Penguins & flying birds . Adelie penguin, gentoo penguin, kelp gull, and snowy sheathbill are confirmed breeders. Seals . None noted Flora . Prasiola crispa and snow algae noted. Conservation Aspects Site sensitivities. Difficult walking on the beach and uphill, and many of the penguins located upslope on exposed ridges ande knolls. Pointers for avoiding disruptions.
Visitation Aspects Numbers of tourist zodiac landings and participating visitors, 1989-2003:
Proximate visitor sites . D’Urville Monument. |
