d'Urville Monument, Joinville Island (DURV)
63˚31’S, 58˚11’W Magnetic declination: 12.0˚E Inventory subarea: NE Inventory acronym: DURV Site Sensitivity: LOW Location — History — Features A conspicuous conical summit of 575 meters, at the SW end of Joinville Island, off the NE end of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by the British expedition led by Ross, 1839-43, and named by Ross for Capt. Jacques Dumont D’Urville, the French explorer who led his own Antarctic expedition (1837-40), and who first discovered land in the Joinville Island group. Landing Characteristics An alternative and very rarely visited site in the NE Peninsula subarea. The monument faces toward Petrel Cove on Dundee Island. The site involves steep hiking. Offshore rocks and islets also appear to have breeding penguins. Antarctic Site Inventory Effort Visits by Antarctic Site Inventory researchers, 1994-2003: 1. February 10, 1996 RP BH Livonia Assessment and monitoring. Preliminary surveying and censusing. Lacking a complete ground survey of penguin colonies and floral communities. No photodocumentation. Fauna — Flora — Censuses Penguins & flying birds. Adélie and gentoo penguins are confirmed breeders. No site-specific penguin populations are reported in Woehler (1993) and Woehler & Croxall (1996); however, the overall Adélie penguin population estimated for Joinville Island: 35,000 nests A3, 1953. On Feb 10, 1996 at least 300-400 gentoo chicks were observed near the landing beach. Adélies are relatively common, but a more detailed census is needed. Seals. A single Weddell seal observed on the landing beach. Flora. None noted. Conservation Aspects Site sensitivities. None noted. Visitation Aspects Numbers of tourist zodiac landings and participating visitors, 1989-2003:
Proximate visitor sites. Paulet Island is located on the SE side of Dundee Island. |
