Bailey Peninsula is a rocky peninsula, about long and wide, on the Budd Coast of Wilkes Land in Antarctica. It is the site of

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’s Casey Station.

Antarctic Specially Protected Area

An area of land on the peninsula, lying only some 200 m east of Casey Station, is protected under the

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as North-east Bailey Peninsula

Antarctic Specially Protected Area An Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) 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 Antarct ...

(ASPA) No.135 primarily because it serves as a scientific reference site which has supported studies into the diverse range of vegetation found in the

Windmill Islands The Windmill Islands are an Antarctic group of rocky islands and rocks about wide, paralleling the coast of Wilkes Land for immediately north of Vanderford Glacier along the east side of Vincennes Bay. Kirkby Shoal is a small shoal area with de ...

region. The Casey Station reported the first heatwave at the site in 2020, with temperatures reaching 9.2 degrees Celsius in January.

References

Peninsulas of Antarctica Landforms of Wilkes Land Antarctic Specially Protected Areas {{WilkesLand-geo-stub

Antarctic Specially Protected Area

See also

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