Bald Head (BALD)
63˚38’S, 57˚36’W Magnetic declination: 11.7˚E Inventory subarea: NE Inventory acronym: BALD Site Sensitivity: LOW Location — History — Features Bare, ice-free headland located 8 miles SW of View Point on S side of the Trinity Peninsula. Probably first seen in 1902-3 by J. Gunnar Andersson’s party from Nordenskjøld’s Swedish Antarctic Expedition. Charted and named by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey in 1945. Landing Characteristics Easily facilitated beach with volcanic rock and shale. Chilean refugio nearby. Offers a continental landing and elevated views of Prince Gustav Channel. Antarctic Site Inventory Effort Visits by Antarctic Site Inventory researchers, 1994-2003: 1. January 11, 2000 SF Cal Star 2. January 10, 2001 SF Cal Star Assessment and monitoring . Preliminary surveying. Fauna — Flora — Censuses Penguins & flying birds . South polar skuas, kelp gulls observed; breeding not confirmed. Seals . Crabeater seals present offshore in January 2000; Weddell seals on ice floes in January 2001. Flora . Not surveyed. Conservation Aspects Site sensitivities . None observed Visitation Aspects Numbers of tourist zodiac landings and participating visitors, 1989-2003:
Proximate visitor sites . On the Trinity Peninsula: Jade Point, Crystal Hill, Camp Hill, and View Point; Cape Burd on the Tabarin Peninsula; Devil Island; and False Island Point on Vega Island. |
