Vernadsky Station (VERN)

65˚15’S, 64˚16’W

Inventory subarea: SW

Inventory acronym: VERN

Species Diversity: LOW

Site Sensitivity: LOW

Location — History — Features

Site of the Ukrainian Research Station (formerly, the UK Faraday Station).

Landing Characteristics

Station jetty.

Fauna — Flora — Censuses

Penguins & flying birds . South polar skua routinely observed, likely nesting in the vicinity.

Seals . None noted.

Flora . None noted.

Antarctic Site Inventory Effort

Visits by Antarctic Site Inventory researchers, 1994-2003:

1.    December 28, 2000    SF LF        Cal Star

Assessment and monitoring. Preliminary surveying.

Conservation Aspects

Site sensitivities. None.

Visitation Aspects

Numbers of tourist zodiac landings and participating visitors, 1989-2003:    

 

Zodiac  Landings

Participating Visitors

1989-90:

2

252

1990-91:

5

432

1991-92:

4

422

1992-93:

3

274

1993-94:

2

178

1994-95:

4

267

1995-96:

5

209

1996-97:

6

369

1997-98:

19

1,094

1998-99:

22

1,626

1999-2000:

23

1,585

2000-01:

37

2,811

2001-02:

3

219

2002-03:

8

457

14-Season Total

143

10.195

NOTE : Table includes visits to the former UK Faraday Station, prior to the station being given to the Ukraine.

Proximate visitor sites