Cool fact…

Scientific studies have been carried out at Heard Island since 1874, when scientists from the HMS Challenger made geological and botanical collections during a three hour visit to Corinthian Bay.

Zone maps

Click on the small maps below to look at larger (PDF) maps of the zones:

	Map of the marine zones in the Reserve (Inner Marine Zone, Outer Marine Zone) plus the Conservation zone. (Figure 2 from the Management Plan - PDF 120 KB)
	Map of the terrestrial zones in the Reserve. Click on the maps below for greater detail of the zones in the Atlas Cove, Spit Bay and Long Beach areas. (Figure 3 from the Management Plan - PDF 385 KB)
	Map of the Atlas Cove Main Use Zone, the Atlas Cove Visitor Access Zone and the Heritage Zone. (Figure 4 from the Management Plan - PDF 144 KB)
	Map of the Spit Bay Main Use Zone and the Spit Bay Visitor Access Zone. (Figure 5 from the Management Plan - PDF 327 KB)
	Map of the Long Beach Visitor Access Zone. (Figure 6 from the Management Plan - PDF 333 KB)