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Schedule 2 Antarctic Historic Sites and Monuments

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Site No.Description of SiteLatitude, Longitud
24Rock cairn, known as “Amundsen's cairn”, in Queen Maud Range, erected by Roald Amundsen on 6 January 1912, on his way back to Framheim from the South Pole.85°10'23.8"S, 163°36'5.9"W
26Abandoned installations of Argentine Station “General San Martin” on Barry Island, Debenham Islands, Marguerite Bay, with cross, flag mast, and monolith built in 1951.68°7′47"S, 67°6'5"W
29Lighthouse named “Primero de Mayo” erected on Lambda Island, Melchoir Islands, by Argentina in 1942.64°17'58''S, 62°58'08''W
36Replica of a metal plaque erected by Eduard Dallmann at Potter Cove, King George Island, to commemorate the visit of his German expedition on 1 March 1874 on board Grönland.62°14'26"S, 58°40′45"W
38Wooden hut on Snow Hill Island built in February 1902 by the main party of the Swedish South Polar Expedition led by Otto Nordenskjöld.64°21'50"S, 56°59'32"W
39Stone hut at Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula, built in January 1903 by a party of the Swedish South Polar Expedition.63°23'44"S, 56°59'51"W
40Bust of General San Martin, grotto with a statue of the Virgin of Lujan, and a flag mast at Base “Esperanza”, Hope Bay, erected by Argentina in 1955; together with a graveyard with stele in memory of members of Argentine expeditions who died in the area.63°23'49"S, 56°59'57"W
41Stone hut on Paulet Island built in February 1903 by survivors of the wrecked vessel Antarctic under Captain Carl A. Larsen, members of the Swedish South Polar Expedition led by Otto Nordenskjöld, together with a grave of a member of the expedition and the rock cairn built by the survivors of the wreck at the highest point of the island to draw the attention of rescue expeditions.63°34'29"S, 55°47'06"W
42Area of Scotia Bay, Laurie Island, South Orkney Island, in which are found: stone hut built in 1903 by the Scottish Antarctic Expedition led by William S. Bruce; the Argentine meteorological hut and magnetic observatory, built in 1905 and known as Moneta House; and a graveyard with twelve graves, the earliest of which dates from 1903.60°44'18"S, 44°44'19"W
43Cross erected in 1955, at a distance of 1,300 metres north-east of the Argentine General Belgrano I Station (Argentina) and subsequently moved to Belgrano II Station (Argentina), Nunatak Bertrab, Confin Coast, Coats Land in 1979.77°52'34"S, 34°37'43"W
63“Base Y” on Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, western Graham Land. Noteworthy as a relatively unaltered and completely equipped British scientific base of the late 1950s. “Blaiklock”, the refuge hut located on Blaiklock Island at 67°32’31.7768”S, 67°11’50.6349”W, is considered an integral part of the base.67°48'S, 67°18'W
75Hut A of Scott Base, being the only existing Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1956/1957 building in Antarctica sited at Pram Point, Ross Island, Ross Sea Region, Antarctica. Huts G and H are both original buildings from the International Geophysical Year. They remain in the original sites as built in 1957, to the north-west of Hut A. Their physical positions are inextricably linked to a continuous record of scientific observations of the earth’s magnetism, unbroken since 1957. They were prefabricated buildings, designed specially for Antarctic conditions and without ferrous components of any sort, thereby enabling their use for geomagnetic purposes.77°51'S, 166°46'E
93Wreck of the vessel Endurance, including all artefacts contained within or formerly contained within the ship, which may be lying on the seabed in or near the wreck within a 1,500 metre radius. This includes all fixtures and fittings associated with the ship, including the ship’s wheel, bell, etc. The designation also includes all items of personal possessions left on the ship by the ship’s company at the time of its sinking.68°44'21''S, 52°19'47''W
95Wreck of San Telmo. The wreck includes all parts and accessories related to the vessel, armaments, equipment, supplies, as well as the ship itself and the crew and military staff transported within. The designation also includes all the personal objects that the crew would have left in the ship when it sank. A third-class (74-gun) liner vessel, it had 2 decks and 74 guns, it was 190 feet in length, with a 52-foot beam and a draught measuring 25 feet. Its approximate displacement was 2,750 tons and it had a crew of 644 men.62°S, 70°W
96Commemorative plaque commemorating the first visit to the Lake Untersee area. A brass plaque measuring 220 mm x 120 mm, 4 mm thick, with the names of five members of the 14th Soviet Antarctic Expedition who visited the area in 1969, mounted on an aluminium pipe set on a rocky surface.71°20'25"S, 13°26'60"E