Prospect Point (PROS)
66˚01’S, 65˚21’W Magnetic declination: 18.01˚E Inventory subarea: SW Inventory acronym: PROS Site Sensitivity: Location — History — Features Located on the W coast of Graham Land, nearly two miles S of Fern Head and immediately E of the Fish Islands. It was roughly charted by John Rymill’s British Graham Land Expedition (1934-37), and photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57. An abandoned British Antarctic Survey hut may be found on site. Landing Characteristics Landings easily accomplished on the rocky shoreline to the W of the hut. South polar skuas and a year old Adélie penguin near the hut, but otherwise the site was devoid of wildlife. Mummified seal remains in front of the hut. Antarctic Site Inventory Effort Visits by Antarctic Site Inventory researchers, 1994-2003: 1. January 25, 1995 RN RD Explorer Assessment and monitoring. Preliminary surveying. Fauna — Flora — Censuses Penguins & flying birds . No confirmed nesting activity. No site-specific penguin breeding populations are reported in Woehler (1993) or Woehler & Croxall (1996). Seals . None noted. Flora . None noted. Conservation Aspects Site sensitivities. Pointers for avoiding disruptions. Visitation Aspects Numbers of tourist zodiac landings and participating visitors, 1989-2003:
Proximate visitor sites . Fish Islands. |
