Chapter Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 115 Lagotel

Lagotellerie Island is situated in Marguerite Bay, Fallières Coast, Graham Land, 46 kilometres south-east of Rothera Point on Adelaide Island, 11 kilometres south of Pourquois Pas Island and 3.25 kilometres west of the south end of Horseshoe Island. The designated area comprises the entire main island, and offshore islets within 200 metres of the coast, above the low tide level, which is defined as the boundary of the area (Map 2). The 2 kilometres by 1.3 kilometres island contains a diverse flora and fauna typical of the southern Antarctic Peninsula region, including the largest stands of Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis known south of the South Shetland Islands.

Map 1: Lagotellerie Island ASPA No. 115 (formerly SPA No. 19), Marguerite Bay, location map. Inset: location of Lagotellerie Island on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Map 2: Lagotellerie Island ASPA No. 115 (formerly SPA No. 19) topographic map.