Shumskiy Cove (SHUM)
67˚04’S, 67˚21’W Magnetic Declination: 20.0˚ E Inventory subarea: SO Inventory acronym: SHUM Site Sensitivity: LOW Location — History — Features A cove in southern Hanusse Bay indenting the NW side of Arrowsmith Peninsula in Graham Land. Named after a Russian glaciologist who authored a 1955 publication on the petrology of ice. Landing Characteristics Shore difficult to access because of ice. Antarctic Site Inventory Effort Visits by Antarctic Site Inventory researchers, 1994-2003: 1. February 4, 2003 MM Endeavour Assessment and monitoring . Preliminary surveying. No aerial photodocumentation. Fauna — Flora — Censuses Penguins & flying birds . South polar skuas and Adelie penguins observed. Seals . Antarctic fur seals and crabeater seals observed on ice floes only. Flora . None noted. Conservation Aspects Site sensitivities . None noted. Visitation Aspects Numbers of tourist zodiac landings and participating visitors, 1989-2003:
Proximate visitor sites . McCall Point, Detaille Island. |
