Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C01080:clause:2_2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C01080
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 2
Character Range: 169027–170949

2  Description
  The region that includes South‑west Anvers Island and the Palmer Basin and its fringing island groups has a wide range of important natural, scientific and educational values and is an area of considerable and increasing scientific, tourist and logistic activities.
  The ASMA comprises an area of approximately 3 275 km2, including both terrestrial and marine components. For ease of navigation, the boundaries of the ASMA follow geographic features where practical and latitude and longitude lines in open ocean areas remote from prominent land features. The north‑eastern boundary of the ASMA is defined as a line extending parallel to, and approximately 1 km inland from, the South‑west Anvers Island coastline. This terrestrial boundary extends from a northerly location at 64° 33 00 S, 64° 06 03 W, approximately 3.1 km north of Gerlache Island, to 64° 51 21 S, 63° 42 36 W at Cape Lancaster in the south.
  From Cape Lancaster, the eastern boundary is defined as the 63° 42 36 W line of longitude extending 7.9 km across Bismarck Strait to 64° 55 36 S on Wednesday Island, the most easterly of the Wauwermans Islands. The boundary then follows a general south‑westerly direction to 65° 08 33 S, 64° 14 22 W at the southern extremity of the Vedel Islands, following the eastern coastlines of the Wauwermans, Dannebrog and Vedel island groups. The southern boundary of the area is defined as the 65° 08 33 S line of latitude extending due west from 64° 14 22 W in the Vedel Islands to 65° 00 00 W.
  The northern boundary is defined as the line of latitude extending from 64° 33 00 S, 64° 06 03 W to the coast (approximately 3.1 km north of Gerlache Island) and then due west to the 65° 00 00 W line of longitude. The western boundary of the Area is defined as the 65° 00 00 W line of longitude, extending between 64° 33 S in the north and 65° 08 33 S in the south.