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Part Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 124 Cape Crozier, Ross Island Lat. 77°26−S; Long. 169°12−E

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Cape Crozier is at the eastern extremity of Ross Island, where an ice-free area comprises the lower eastern slopes of Mount Terror. The designated area is situated in the vicinity of Post Office Hill (407 metres), extending to encompass the adjacent Ross Ice Shelf where large cracks in the shelf are covered by fast-ice which is occupied annually by breeding Emperor penguins.

  1. Map A: Cape Crozier, ASPA No. 124 (formerly SSSI No. 4), Ross Island, regional topographic map
  2. Map B: Cape Crozier, ASPA No. 124 (formerly SSSI No. 4), Ross Island, site topographic map