Antarctic Peninsula & Scotia Sea Bioregion
The bioregion’s land area is provided in units of 1,000 hectares. The protection goal is the combined Global Safety Net (GSN1) areas for the component ecoregions. The protection level indicates the percentage of the GSN goal that is currently protected on a scale of 0-10. N/A means data is not available at this time.
The Antarctic Peninsula bioregion protrudes 1,300 km from West Antarctica towards the Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of South America. The rocky coasts of the peninsula have the mildest climate in Antarctica and are free of snow in the summer months, supporting an abundance of land and marine biodiversity. The bioregion contains two tundra ecoregions – Scotia Sea Islands Tundra [1], South Orkney Islands Tundra [2] – including the Scotia Sea, Orkney Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
The Antarctic Peninsula & Scotia Sea bioregion is part of the Antarctic Continent & Islands subrealm and is made up of two ecoregions: Scotia Sea Islands Tundra [1], South Orkney Islands Tundra [2].
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