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SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREA N° 12 



FiLDEs Peninsula, King George Island, South Shet- 

 land Islands 

 Lat. 62°12' S., Long. 58°58' W. 



Description : The ice-free peninsula lying to the north- 

 west of Maxwell Bay and west of the margin of the per- 

 manent ice sheet of King George Island including Ardley 

 Island but no other off-lying islands or rocks. The area is 

 shown on the attached map. 



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SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS: MOE ISLAND 



The Kepresentatives, considering that Moe Island provides a repre- 

 sentative sample of the maritime Antarctic ecosystem, that intensive 

 experimental research on the neighbouring Signy Island may alter 

 its ecosystem and that Moe Island should be specially protected as a 

 control area for future comparison, 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° 13 



Moe Island, South Orkney Islands 

 Lat. 60°45' S., Long. 45°41' W. 



Description : A small island, about^l kilometre long and 

 1 kilometre across, lying about 500 metres south-west of 

 Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. The off-lying rocks 

 are not included in the area. The area is shown on the 

 attached map. 



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SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS: LYNCH ISLAND 



The Representatives, considering that Lynch Island supports one 

 of the most extensive and dense areas of grass {Deschampsia ant- 

 arctica) known in the Treaty Area and that it provides an outstanding 

 example of a rare natural ecological system, recommend to their Gov- 

 ernments that the following be inserted in Annex B, Specially Pro- 

 tected Areas, of the Agreed Measures for the Conservation of 

 Antarctic Fauna and Flora : 



SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREA N° 14 



Lynch Island, South Orkney Islands 

 Lat. 60°40' S., Long. 45°38' W. 



