Antarctic Peninsula 63° S to 75° S, 57° W to 65° W

• Mountainous continuation of the Andes with peaks 2500-3000 m
• Ice cap to an elevation of 2000m
• Larsen Ice Shelf on the eastern margin
• Smaller Wordie and Bach Ice Shelves on western margins
• Pack ice present throughout the year
• Vegetation of mosses, lichens and green algae richest on islands off the west coast
• Vascular plants, the grass Deschampsia antarctica and the cushion plant Colobanthus crassifolius, occur in sheltered locations as far south as Neny Island, 68° 13'