Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin

Location map of Anvers Island in relation to the Antarctic Peninsula
Palmer Station on Arthur Harbour, with a backdrop of the Marr Ice Piedmont

Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin is a 3275 km2 Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA 7). It lies towards the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula, encompassing the south-western coastline of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, with the adjacent deep marine waters of the Palmer Basin, the shallower Bismarck Strait, and fringing island groups.