A gis for the antarctic specially managed area of admiralty bay, king george island, antarctica

Abstract

A GIS is proposed as a tool for the managing plan for the Antarctic specially managed area (ASMA) in Admiralty Bay. The ASMA comprises the area considered to be within the glacial drainage basin of the bay. Furthermore, it includes part of SSSI No. 8 adjacent to the area but outside of the glacial drainage basin. Three stations and six refuges are located in the area. Using a SPOT satellite image map, the limits of the ASMA are marked and its area is re-calculated. It consists of 362 km2, including 186 km2 island ice field and small cirque glaciers and 32 km2 ice-free field. The rest comprises water of the bay and a small adjacent area (8 km2) of the Bransfield Strait. © 2001 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.