Antarctic Historic Sites and Monuments:
No 4 Pole of Inaccessibility Station building
No 7 Ivan Khmara's Stone
No 8 Anatoly Shcheglov's Monument
No 9 Buromsky Island Cemetery
No 10 Soviet Oasis Station Observatory
No 11 Vostok Station Tractor
No 37 O'Higgins Historic Site
The Representatives,
Recalling the requirements of Article 8 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty that a list of current Historic Sites and Monuments be maintained, and that such sites shall not be damaged, removed or destroyed;
Recalling
· Recommendation VII-9 (1972), which annexed a revised and updated “List of Historic Sites and Monuments”;
· Measure 3 (2003), which revised and updated the “List of Historic Sites and Monuments”;
Desiring to change the description of several Historic Sites and Monuments;
Recommend to their Governments the following Measure for approval in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 8 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty:
That:
1. the description of Historic Site and Monument No 4 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 4: Pole of Inaccessibility Station building
Station building to which a bust of V.I. Lenin is fixed, together with a plaque in memory of the conquest of the Pole of Inaccessibility by Soviet Antarctic explorers in 1958. As of 2007 the station building was covered by snow. The bust of Lenin is erected on the wooden stand mounted on the building roof at about 1.5 m high above the snow surface.”
Location: 82°06'42”S, 55°01'57”E
Original proposing Party: Russia
Party undertaking management: Russia
2. the description of Historic Site and Monument No 7 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 7: Ivan Khmara's Stone
Stone with inscribed plaque erected at Buromsky island in memory of Ivan Khmara, driver-mechanic, the member of the 1st Complex Antarctic Expedition of the USSR (1st Soviet Antarctic Expedition) who perished on fast ice in the performance of duties on 21.01.1956. Initially the stone was erected at Mabus Point, Mirny observatory. In 1974, 19th SAE, the stone was moved to Buromsky Island because of construction activity.”
Location: 66°32’04”S, 92°59’57”E
Original proposing Party: Russia
Party undertaking management: Russia
3. the description of Historic Site and Monument No 8 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 8: Anatoly Shcheglov's Monument
Metal stele with plaque in memory of Anatoly Shcheglov, driver-mechanic who perished in the performance of duties, erected on sledge on the Mirny - Vostok route, at 2 km from Mirny station.”
Location: 66º34’43”S, 92º58’23”E
Original proposing Party: Russia
Party undertaking management: Russia
4. the description of Historic Site and Monument No 9 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 9: Buromsky Island Cemetery
Cemetery on Buromsky Island, near Mirny Observatory in which are buried citizens of the USSR (Russian Federation), Czechoslovakia, GDR and Switzerland (members of the Soviet and Russian Antarctic Expeditions) who perished in the performance of their duties.”
Location: 66°32’04”S, 93°00’E
Original proposing Party: Russia
Party undertaking management: Russia
5. the description ofHistoric Site and Monument No 10 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 10: Soviet Oasis Station Observatory
Magnetic observatory building at Dobrowolsky station (a part of the former Soviet station Oasis transferred to Poland) at Bunger Hills with a plaque in memory of the opening of Oasis station in 1956.”
Location: 66°16’30”S, 100°45’03”E
Original proposing Party: Russia
Party undertaking management: Russia
6. the description of Historic Site and MonumentNo 11 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 11: Vostok Station Tractor
Heavy tractor АТТ 11 at Vostok station which participated in the first traverse to the Earth Geomagnetic Pole, with plaque in memory of the opening of the Station in 1957.”
Location: 78°27'48" S, 106°50'06" E
Original proposing Party: Russia
Party undertaking management: Russia
7. the description of Historic Site and Monument No 37 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 37: O’Higgins Historic Site located on Cape Legoupil, Antarctic Peninsula and comprising the following structures of historical value:
· “Capitán General Bernardo O´Higgins Riquelme” Bust, erected in 1948 opposite the Base known under the same name. General O´Higgins was the first ruler of Chile to recognise the importance of Antarctica. It has a symbolic meaning in the history of Antarctic exploration since it was during his government that the vessel Dragon landed on the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in 1820. This monument is also representative of pre-IGY activities in Antarctica. (63°19’14.3” S / 57°53’53.9”W)
· Former “Capitán General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme” Antarctic Base, unveiled on 18th February, 1948 by the President of the Republic of Chile, Gabriel González Videla, the first President in the world to visit Antarctica. It is considered as a model pioneering base in the modern period of Antarctic exploration. (63°19’ S, 57°54’W)
· Plaque in memory of Lieutenants Oscar Inostroza Contreras and Sergio Ponce Torrealba, who perished in the Antarctic Continent for the sake of peace and science, on 12th August, 1957. (63°19’15.4” S / 57°53’52.9”W)
· Virgen del Carmen Grotto, located in the surroundings of the base, built approximately forty years ago. It has served as a place of spiritual withdrawal for the staff of the different Antarctic stations and expeditions. (63°19’15.9” S / 57°54’03.2”W)”
Location: 63°19’ S, 57°54’W
Original proposing Party: Chile
Party undertaking management: Chile
No 4 Pole of Inaccessibility Station building
No 7 Ivan Khmara's Stone
No 8 Anatoly Shcheglov's Monument
No 9 Buromsky Island Cemetery
No 10 Soviet Oasis Station Observatory
No 11 Vostok Station Tractor
No 37 O'Higgins Historic Site
The Representatives,
Recalling the requirements of Article 8 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty that a list of current Historic Sites and Monuments be maintained, and that such sites shall not be damaged, removed or destroyed;
Recalling
· Recommendation VII-9 (1972), which annexed a revised and updated “List of Historic Sites and Monuments”;
· Measure 3 (2003), which revised and updated the “List of Historic Sites and Monuments”;
Desiring to change the description of several Historic Sites and Monuments;
Recommend to their Governments the following Measure for approval in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 8 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty:
That:
1. the description of Historic Site and Monument No 4 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 4: Pole of Inaccessibility Station building
Station building to which a bust of V.I. Lenin is fixed, together with a plaque in memory of the conquest of the Pole of Inaccessibility by Soviet Antarctic explorers in 1958. As of 2007 the station building was covered by snow. The bust of Lenin is erected on the wooden stand mounted on the building roof at about 1.5 m high above the snow surface.”
Location: 82°06'42”S, 55°01'57”E
Original proposing Party: Russia
Party undertaking management: Russia
2. the description of Historic Site and Monument No 7 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 7: Ivan Khmara's Stone
Stone with inscribed plaque erected at Buromsky island in memory of Ivan Khmara, driver-mechanic, the member of the 1st Complex Antarctic Expedition of the USSR (1st Soviet Antarctic Expedition) who perished on fast ice in the performance of duties on 21.01.1956. Initially the stone was erected at Mabus Point, Mirny observatory. In 1974, 19th SAE, the stone was moved to Buromsky Island because of construction activity.”
Location: 66°32’04”S, 92°59’57”E
Original proposing Party: Russia
Party undertaking management: Russia
3. the description of Historic Site and Monument No 8 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 8: Anatoly Shcheglov's Monument
Metal stele with plaque in memory of Anatoly Shcheglov, driver-mechanic who perished in the performance of duties, erected on sledge on the Mirny - Vostok route, at 2 km from Mirny station.”
Location: 66º34’43”S, 92º58’23”E
Original proposing Party: Russia
Party undertaking management: Russia
4. the description of Historic Site and Monument No 9 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 9: Buromsky Island Cemetery
Cemetery on Buromsky Island, near Mirny Observatory in which are buried citizens of the USSR (Russian Federation), Czechoslovakia, GDR and Switzerland (members of the Soviet and Russian Antarctic Expeditions) who perished in the performance of their duties.”
Location: 66°32’04”S, 93°00’E
Original proposing Party: Russia
Party undertaking management: Russia
5. the description ofHistoric Site and Monument No 10 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 10: Soviet Oasis Station Observatory
Magnetic observatory building at Dobrowolsky station (a part of the former Soviet station Oasis transferred to Poland) at Bunger Hills with a plaque in memory of the opening of Oasis station in 1956.”
Location: 66°16’30”S, 100°45’03”E
Original proposing Party: Russia
Party undertaking management: Russia
6. the description of Historic Site and MonumentNo 11 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 11: Vostok Station Tractor
Heavy tractor АТТ 11 at Vostok station which participated in the first traverse to the Earth Geomagnetic Pole, with plaque in memory of the opening of the Station in 1957.”
Location: 78°27'48" S, 106°50'06" E
Original proposing Party: Russia
Party undertaking management: Russia
7. the description of Historic Site and Monument No 37 (Recommendation VII-9 (1972)) be changed to read as follows:
“No 37: O’Higgins Historic Site located on Cape Legoupil, Antarctic Peninsula and comprising the following structures of historical value:
· “Capitán General Bernardo O´Higgins Riquelme” Bust, erected in 1948 opposite the Base known under the same name. General O´Higgins was the first ruler of Chile to recognise the importance of Antarctica. It has a symbolic meaning in the history of Antarctic exploration since it was during his government that the vessel Dragon landed on the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in 1820. This monument is also representative of pre-IGY activities in Antarctica. (63°19’14.3” S / 57°53’53.9”W)
· Former “Capitán General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme” Antarctic Base, unveiled on 18th February, 1948 by the President of the Republic of Chile, Gabriel González Videla, the first President in the world to visit Antarctica. It is considered as a model pioneering base in the modern period of Antarctic exploration. (63°19’ S, 57°54’W)
· Plaque in memory of Lieutenants Oscar Inostroza Contreras and Sergio Ponce Torrealba, who perished in the Antarctic Continent for the sake of peace and science, on 12th August, 1957. (63°19’15.4” S / 57°53’52.9”W)
· Virgen del Carmen Grotto, located in the surroundings of the base, built approximately forty years ago. It has served as a place of spiritual withdrawal for the staff of the different Antarctic stations and expeditions. (63°19’15.9” S / 57°54’03.2”W)”
Location: 63°19’ S, 57°54’W
Original proposing Party: Chile
Party undertaking management: Chile
