Antarktis
Arktis
Arctic
Infos
Travel Styles
%3Aformat(webp)%2Ffc5a4e5f-1b13-4973-882f-a5810f124d5d-5692724860_8a13c57974_b.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
Ardley Island is a small, rocky island about a mile long. It’s in Maxwell Bay, just off the coast of King George Island. It was first charted in 1935 by a British expedition but was mistaken for a headland. It was not until aerial surveys many years later that it was reclassified as an island.
Ardley Island is an active summer research station, and you will often see scientists and researchers at work here. The huts that you can see from the beach are part of the research station and not able to be visited.
The landing on the beach is just below the lighthouse, a distinctive feature that you will have spotted from out to sea. This gently sloping cobble beach is the only place that visitors can arrive on Ardley.
Visitor numbers are restricted due to the importance of the island as a breeding site for antarctic bird species.
During your excursion on the island, you will see a large gentoo penguin colony, as well as lesser numbers of Adelie and chinstrap penguins. You can also see southern giant petrels, Wilson's petrels, black-bellied storm petrels, Cape petrels, skuas, and Antarctic terns. The northeast beach of Ardley Island is a “must-visit” site for bird watchers!
Die gesamte Ardley-Insel, mit Ausnahme dieses Standorts, ist ein antarktisches Sonderschutzgebiet (ASPA 150) gemäß dem Antarktisvertrag. Daher ist das Betreten ohne eine von einer zuständigen nationalen Antarktisbehörde ausgestellte Genehmigung verboten. Diverse wissenschaftliche Aktivitäten werden auf der Insel durchgeführt und es ist üblich, Forscher an diesem Ort zu treffen.
%3Aformat(webp)%2Ffc5a4e5f-1b13-4973-882f-a5810f124d5d-5692724860_8a13c57974_b.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
%3Aformat(webp)%2Fef510613-0267-4cbc-8487-078d72480d3e-antarctica--visitor-site-northeast-beach-3.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
%3Aformat(webp)%2F0b30f8a0-4e77-4941-9712-2a47d245f47f-antarctica--visitor-site-northeast-beach-2.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
%3Aformat(webp)%2Fuser%2Fe729e780-1fbe-4cc2-ad7c-faf67d440e2b-bruna-garcia.png&w=1920&q=75)
Ihr Ansprechpartner
Bruna
%3Aformat(webp)%2Fuser%2Fe729e780-1fbe-4cc2-ad7c-faf67d440e2b-bruna-garcia.png&w=1920&q=75)