IHO Hydrographic Committee on Antarctica (HCA) 7th Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 03-05 October 2007 HCA7-7.5Am REPORT BY THE DIRECTORATE OF HYDROGRAPHY AND NAVIGATION OF THE PERUVIAN NAVY IHO Hydrographic Committee on Antarctica (HCA) 7th Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3-5 October 2007 MARINA DE GUERRA DEL PERU DIRECCION DE HIDROGRAFIA Y NAVEGACION Av. Gamarra 500, Chucuito, Callao Lima - Perú
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IHO Hydrographic Committee on Antarctica (HCA) SEVENTH Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3-5 October 2007 NATIONAL REPORT PERU DIRECTORATE OF HYDROGRAPHY AND NAVIGATION General From 1981 Peru is a consultative member of the Antarctic Treaty, with right of voice and vote for subjects related to the Antarctic Continent, having made 17 Antarctic expeditions until now. The Peruvian Navy, through the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation has played a determining function from the beginning of its Antarctic activities. Its capacity of logistical support, its promotional role of generation of investigation projects, its permanent presence in all the international events related to the Antarctica and its permanent support to the activities of our country in that continent, are part of its contribution to that Peru has fulfilled 15 years of uninterrupted work in the White Continent. Machu Picchu Peruvian Antarctic Station is located in the Mackellar Cove of the King George Island, one of the Islands of South Shetland located in the North end of the Antarctic Peninsula. SURVEYS The Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation, has carried out hydrographic and oceanographic works in the King Jorge Island. We have used as means of logistic transport and platform for the scientific researches, the HUMBOLDT research vessel. On board, launches equipped with hydrographic equipment are transported, which have carried out the following hydrographic surveys. Nº DESCRIPTION Scala Date Datum 1 Hydrographic Survey, Macchu Picchu Antarctic Station, 1/3,000 February 1994 PSAD 1956 Hydrographic Survey, Mackellar Cove 2 Harbor Chart 1/10,000 January 1998 WGS 84 February 3 Hydrographic Survey, Crepín Point 1/1,000 2000 WGS 84 Hydrographic Survey Mackellar Cove 4 Harbor Chart 1/2,500 January 2003 WGS 84 5 Hydrographic Survey, Mackellar Cove Harbor Chart 1/10,000 January 2006 WGS 84 For summer 2008, this Directorate has planned to carry out the hydrographic surveying of the Mackellar Cove, because the morphologic change of the cove due to the retirement of the glacial.
CHARTING The nautical charts concerning to Antarctic area published by this Directorate of Hydrography are the following: N º NAME OF THE NAUTICALCHART INT Nº SCALA DIGITAL ENC CONDITION 1 Admiralty Bay 1st.Ed. 1998 Revised 1/31/1992 (copilado con carta de Brasil de Ed.1992) 2 Mackellar Cove 1st Ed. 2004 2nd Ed. 2006 3 Machu Picchu Station (A) Perú- Brasil (C) Perú (D) Perú 40,000 yes yes In force Not commercialized 15,000 yes yes In force 4,000 NO NO Not commercialized To be included in the Publication S-59 The ENCs will be submitted for their final validation to the IC-ENC. OCEANOGRAPHY The Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation is in charge of the Oceanography Program in Antarctica, oriented to two topics of investigation: First, to carry out physical oceanography and marine dynamic works during the investigation cruises in Antarctica (Bransfield Strait, around the Elephant island and, to the north of the Shetland islands of South), and Second, physical, chemical oceanography and marine dynamic in the Mackellar Cove. Specifically the taking of data has been centered to determine circulation patterns, stability of the water column, distribution and development of masses of horizontal and vertical water, structures of the temperature, salinity and density of the sea water. On the other hand, in the Mackellar cove as opposed to Machu Picchu Peruvian Base, the works of Physical Oceanography, Chemical and Dynamic Marine, have been oriented to determine and to know the physic, dynamic chemistry environment and where they live and develop the hidrobiologic organisms, as well as, the support to the security and design of any type of infrastructure that will settle or construct in the coast, mainly in the processes of erosion and sedimentation in the coastline where the Peruvian base is located.
PUBLICATIONS Nautical publications of the Antarctica have not been published. S-55 The information of the surveys and cartography developed to update the existing Antarctic charting will be provided.