Crystal Hill (CRYS)
63˚39’S, 57˚54’W Magnetic declination: 11.8˚E Inventory subarea: NE Inventory acronym: CRYS Site Sensitivity: LOW Location — History — Features Ice-free hill, 150 meters in elevation, forming the summit of a headland between Bald Head and Camp Hill on the S side of the Trinity Peninsula. Named because crystals were collected at the foot of the hill by Falklands Island Dependencies Survey researchers. Landing Characteristics Broad landing beach below this ice-free hill. All access inland is uphill, and often steep. Antarctic Site Inventory Effort Visits by Antarctic Site Inventory researchers, 1994-2003: 1. December 15, 1999 RN Cal Star Assessment and monitoring . Preliminary surveying. Fauna — Flora — Censuses Penguins & flying birds . None observed. Seals . Large numbers of crabeater seals swimming near shore. Flora . None observed. Conservation Aspects Site sensitivities . None noted. Visitation Aspects Numbers of tourist zodiac landings and participating visitors, 1989-2003:
Proximate visitor sites . On the Trinity Peninsula: Jade Point, Camp Hill, Bald Head, and View Point; Cape Burd on the Tabarin Peninsula; Devil Island; and False Island Point on Vega Island. |
