Yalour Islands (YALO)
65˚14’S, 64˚09’W Magnetic declination: 17.0˚E Inventory subarea: SW Inventory acronym: YALO Site Sensitivity: LOW Location — History — Features A 1.5-mile-long group of scattered, low lying islands and rocks in the S part of the Wilhelm Archipelago, found one mile NW of Cape Tuxen. The islands were discovered and named by Charcot’s French Antarctic expedition, 1903-5. Lt. Yalour was an officer of the Argentine ship Uruguay , which rescued members of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition in November 1903. Landing Characteristics Landing on a rocky islet at 65˚14’S, 64˚09’W, with a BAS ration box to the SW and in close proximity. These very low-lying islets offer a chance for Adélie penguins, which are scattered in small groups and, it seems, in almost every direction. Antarctic Site Inventory Effort Visits by Antarctic Site Inventory researchers, 1994-2002: 1. January 23, 1996 RD RP Livonia Assessment and monitoring. Preliminary surveying. Fauna — Flora — Censuses Penguins & flying birds . Adélie penguins and south polar skuas are confirmed breeders. Recent Adélie penguin census data reported in Woehler (1993): 8,000 N1, 1982, spread among 13 colonies. Seals . None hauled-out. Flora . Deschampsia , cushion moss, spp., Xanthoria , spp. and other crustose lichens noted. Conservation Aspects Site sensitivities. Penguins are easily approached and disturbed. Pointers for avoiding disruptions.
Visitation Aspects Numbers of tourist zodiac landings and participating visitors, 1989-2002:
Proximate visitor sites . Petermann Island. |
