A Historic Site or Monument (HSM) is a protected location of historic interest on the continent of Antarctica, or on its adjacent islands. The list of historic sites was first drawn up in 1972,Recommendation ATCM VII-9 (Wellington, 1972) and has since expanded to cover 96 sites, with the most recent listed in 2024. Five sites have been removed from the list for various reasons.
Historic Sites and Monuments are protected under the Antarctic Treaty System, as one of three classes of Antarctic Protected Areas.Antarctic Protected Areas explained by the Antarctic Treaty System
The criteria for listing a site are that it should fulfil one or more of the following criteria:Guidelines for the designation and protection of HSM
List of HSMs
See also Antarctic Specially Protected Area UNESCO World Heritage Site
References
External links
ATCM Measure 12 (2019). Annex: Revised List of Historic Sites and Monuments. - ATCM Prague, 9 October 2019. 24 pp