Mountain Conservation in the Antarctic Treaty System

• Main Authors: Ralston, M, Hughey, K, O'Connor, K
• Other Authors: Kriwoken, Lorne
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Centre for Mountain Studies, Lincoln University 1996
• Subjects: 300801 Environmental Management and Rehabilitation; Mountain conservation; Antarctic Treaty System; protected area system; human impacts; tourism; mountain ecosystems; Antarctic Specially Managed Area; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; Transantarctic Mountains; Adare; Filchner Ice Shelf; Cape Adare; Greater Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/3283/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/3283/1/Mountain_conversation_in_the_Antartic.pdf

Antarctica, the fifth largest continent, covers almost 14 M km2 and extends to 20 M km2 as sea ice develops inthe austral winter.Some98percent ofthe continent iscoveredbyicewithan averagethickness of2450 m. The icecap gives Antarctica the greatest average elevation of all continents at 2300 m (the A...