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specially prot ected area n° 10 



Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shet- 

 land Islands 



Lat. 62°38' S., Long. 61°05' W. 



Description: The ice-free peninsula lying to the west 

 of the western margin of the permanent ice sheet on 

 Livingston Island. The five small ice-free areas on the 

 south coast immediately to the east are also included. 

 Window Island is included within the area, but no other 

 off -lying islands and rocks. The area is shown on the 

 attached map. 



IV- 11 



SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS: CAPE SHIRREFF 



The Representatives, considering that Cape Shirreff supports a con- 

 siderable diversity of plant and animal life, including many inverte- 

 brates, that a substantial population of Elephant Seals {Mirounga 

 Jeonina) and small colonies of Fur Seals {Arctocepkalus sp.) are found 

 on the beaches and that the area is of outstanding scientific interest, 

 recommend to their Governments that the following be inserted in 

 Annex B, Specially Protected Areas, of the Agreed Measures for the 

 Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora : 



SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREA N° 11 



Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, South Shetland 



Islands 

 Lat. 62°28' S., Long. 60°48' W. 



Description : The ice-free peninsula lying to the north 

 of the northern margin of the permanent ice sheet on 

 Livingston Island, between Barclay Bay and Hero Bay. 

 The area is shown on the attached map. 



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SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS: FILDES PENINSULA 



The Representatives, considering that Fildes Peninsula is a biologi- 

 cally diverse region with numerous small lakes which are ice-free 

 in summer, that it provides a representative sample of the South Shet- 

 land Islands and is an area of outstanding ecological interest, recom- 

 mend to their Governments that the following be inserted in Annex 

 B, Specially Protected Areas, of the Agreed Measures for the Con- 

 servation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora : 



