McCall Point (MCAL)67˚02’S, 66˚38 ’W Magnetic declination: 19.5˚E Inventory subarea: SW Inventory acronym: MCAL Site Sensitivity: LOW Location — History — Features A point on the E side of the Lallemand Fjord, 4 miles NW of Salmon Cove, in Graham Land. Named after an American engineer who first measured the detailed internal movement of a cirque glacier in 1951-52. Landing Characteristics Continental landing site that is barren, rocky, and with minimal vegetation. Antarctic Site Inventory Effort Visits by Antarctic Site Inventory researchers, 1994- 2003 : 1. February 12, 2003 MB Endeavour Assessment and monitoring . Preliminary censusing only. Fauna — Flora — Censuses Penguins & flying birds . Adelie penguin, Antarctic tern, south polar skua observed during Inventory visit, which occurred late in the breeding season. South polar skuas may breed. Some of the Adelie penguins were molting. Seals . None noted. Flora . Moss, sp., crustose lichens, sp., and snow algae noted. Conservation Aspects Site sensitivities . None noted. Visitation Aspects Numbers of tourist zodiac landings and participating visitors, 1989- 2003 :
Proximate visitor sites . Shumskiy Cove, Detaille Island. |
