The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
The Madrid Protocol - Main Points - 11 slides


10 - Protection and Management of Particular Areas - Some areas are given an additional level of protection beyond the already considerable environmental protection that applies across the Antarctic under the Madrid Protocol. There are Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, Antarctic Specially Managed Areas and Historic Sites and Monuments.

Captain Scott's Discovery Hut at Hut Point, Ross Island an Antarctic Historic Monument.

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