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The following lists and maps include all Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs) in the Ross Sea region. Full management plans for each area can be down-loaded from Antarctica New Zealand [external link].
ASPAs were formerly designated as Specially Protected
Areas (SPAs) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). Current
and previous designations of each site are shown below.
| ASPA No. | Area Name | SPA/SSSI No |
| 104 | Sabrina Island, Balleny Islands | SPA 4 |
| 105 | Beaufort Island, Ross Sea | SPA 5 |
| 106 | Cape Hallett, Victoria Land | SPA 7 |
| 116 | New College Valley, Cape Bird, Ross Island | SSSI 10, SPA 20 |
| 118 | Summit of Mt Melbourne, North Victoria Land | SSSI 24, SPA 22 |
| 121 | Cape Royds, Ross Island | SSSI 1 |
| 122 | Arrival Heights, Hut Peninsula, Ross Island | SSSI 2 |
| 123 | Barwick Valley, Victoria Land | SSSI 3 |
| 124 | Cape Crozier, Ross Island | SSSI 4 |
| 130 | Tramway Ridge, Mt Erebus, Ross Island | SSSI 11 |
| 131 | Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley, Victoria Land | SSSI 12 |
| 137 | North West White Island, McMurdo Sound | SSSI 18 |
| 138 | Linnaeus Terrace, Asgaard Range, Victoria Land | SSSI 19 |
| 154 | Botany Bay, Cape Geology, Victoria Land | SSSI 37 |
| 155 | Historic Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island | SPA 25 |
| 156 | Lewis Bay, Mount Erebus | SPA 26 |
| 157 | Historic Hut, Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, Ross Island |
SPA 27 |
| 158 | Historic Hut, Hut Point, Ross Island |
SPA 28 |
| 159 | Historic Hut, Cape Adare, Borchgrevink Coast | SPA 29 |
| 161 | Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea | Not applicable |
Source: Handbook 2003-2004:
A guide to New Zealand’s Antarctic activities.
Antarctica New Zealand, Christchurch.
Source: Handbook 2003-2004: A guide to New
Zealand’s Antarctic activities.
Antarctica New Zealand, Christchurch.
The first Antarctic Specially Managed Areas (ASMA) in the Ross Sea region was designated at the Treaty Consultative Meeting in 2004. Full management plans for this area can be downloaded from the Antarctic Specially Managed Areas' website [external link].
| ASMA | Area Name |
| No. | |
| 2 | McMurdo Dry Valleys |
