Cape Hallett is a snow-free area ( Antarctic oasis ) on the northern tip of the Hallett Peninsula on the Ross Sea coast of Victoria Land , East Antarctica . Cape Adare lies 100 km (62 mi) to the north.
9-575: Hallet may refer to: Places [ edit ] Cape Hallett , Northern Victoria Land, the location of a scientific base in Antarctica Hallett, South Australia , Australia Halletts Bay , on the eastern shore of Lake Taupo in New Zealand United States [ edit ] Hallett, Missouri Hallett, Oklahoma Hallett Nature Sanctuary , New York City, US Hallett Peak ,
18-602: A joint scientific base, Hallett Station, between the United States and New Zealand during the International Geophysical Year of 1957, and was manned permanently until 1964, when there was a major fire. It was then used as a summer only base until 1973. The site is currently being remediated by removing hazardous materials: fuel, and oil stored in several large tanks. This is an ongoing project which will take several years to complete. An area of 74 ha
27-532: A mountain in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, USA Other uses [ edit ] Hallett (surname) See also [ edit ] Hallett Cove (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Hallett Hallet (disambiguation) Hallatt (disambiguation) Hallettsville Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
36-473: Is an area on the continent of Antarctica , or on nearby islands, which is protected by scientists and several different international bodies. The protected areas were established in 1961 under the Antarctic Treaty System , which governs all the land and water south of 60 latitude and protects against human development. A permit is required for entry into any ASPA site. The ASPA sites are protected by
45-514: Is protected under the Antarctic Treaty System as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.106 because it contains habitats with a rich and diverse range of plant communities that are the most extensive and representative examples known at the northern end of the latitudinal gradient of Victoria Land and the Ross Sea. Surveys have recorded 18 species of lichens and five species of mosses , dominated by Bryum subrotundifolium . Animals found at
54-401: The site include, as well as four species of mites and three of springtails , breeding colonies of south polar skuas and Adélie penguins . A large Adélie penguin colony occupies Seabee Hook , on the west side of Hallett Peninsula between Moubray Bay and Edisto Inlet . The history of human impact on the colony through the occupation of Hallett Station, and the subsequent closure of
63-450: The station, together with the availability of reliable historical data on colony population size, make the site unique and ideal for the study of impacts on, and recovery of, the colony after substantial ecosystem disturbance. 72°19′00″S 170°16′00″E / 72.3166667°S 170.2666667°E / -72.3166667; 170.2666667 Antarctic Specially Protected Area An Antarctic Specially Protected Area ( ASPA )
72-545: The title Hallett . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hallett&oldid=1010633584 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cape Hallett In 1956, during Operation Deep Freeze II, USS Arneb
81-454: Was damaged by an ice floe at Cape Hallett. On 16 October 1958, a Douglas C-124C Globemaster II (52-1017) of the USAF crashed into a 3200-foot mountain near Cape Hallett Bay while maneuvering, killing 7 of the 13 occupants. The Globemaster was on an airdrop flight from Christchurch to McMurdo Station and other navigational errors had occurred prior to the crash. The cape was the location of
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