Hut Point or Hut ( English Hut Point Peninsula ) - a peninsula, a long narrow strip of land from 2 to 3 miles (4.8 km) wide and 15 miles (24 km) in length, stretching southwest of the mountain slopes Erebus on Ross Island off the coast of Antarctica .
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During the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) , Robert Scott built a hut on the Hut Point Peninsula. It is located at a point 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of Cape Armitage, at the southern tip of the peninsula. Sir Ernest Shackleton also used this structure during his Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) . During the second expedition of Scott, which took place in 1910-1913 and called the "Terra Nova" , the expeditioners also used the building, which was built 12 years ago. The next time it was used by the Ross Sea Detachment during the Imperial Transantarctic Expedition (1914-1917) . The building itself was made in Australia , in a typical Australian provincial style, with four verandas located on all sides of the building.
Hut Point Peninsula is home to the McMurdo Antarctic Science Station ( USA ) and Scott Base ( New Zealand ).
Several areas of the Hat Point Peninsula, including a memorial cross erected in honor of George T. Vince and the Discovery Expedition Base, are protected under the Antarctic Treaty [1] and are listed as Protected Areas . Free access to protected areas is prohibited, helicopters are prohibited from landing near the Discovery hut, and the maximum number of visits to the building itself should not exceed 2,000 people per year. Many other restrictions are also imposed [2] [3] .
Hat Point Peninsula, aerial view
Discovery Expedition Hut
The hut of the Discovery expedition. View of McMurdo Station
See also
- Cape Evans
Notes
- ↑ Stonehouse, B. Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans , John Wiley and Sons, 2002. ISBN 0-47-198665-8
- ↑ Antarctic Specially Protected Area Management Plan No. 158
- ↑ Meeting documents . // ats.aq. Date of treatment January 21, 2012. Archived on September 10, 2012.