A map of sub-Antarctic islands and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

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Gerrish, Laura

British Antarctic Survey

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1410-9122

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South-West Corner (min x/y): South: -90.0, West: -180.0
North-East Corner (max x/y): North: -45.0, East: 180.0

Lineage Statement

Map produced in ArcGIS Pro v3.3. Data sources:

Coastlines: SCAR Antarctic Digital Database, 2024 for areas south of 60°S and Natural Earth for areas north of 60°S
Polar front: South Georgia GIS, accessed 2025
Antarctic Circumpolar Current: the polygon was created by taking the 'Subantarctic front' as the northern boundary and the 'Southern boundary of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current' as the southern boundary, from this source data: Orsi, AH., Harris, U. (2019) Fronts of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current - GIS data, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/antarctic_circumpolar_current_fronts, Accessed: 2020-09-23

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Item ID: 2c7f81e9-82ec-46de-b743-474c24a091cc
Item Type: PRODUCT (MAP)
Scale: 1:57,000,000
Page Size: 180 x 180 mm (width x height)
Aliases: maps/1009
Item created: 06 March 2025
Item published: 05 June 2025
Item released: 05 June 2025
Item Status: Item is complete and recommended for general use
Item Update Frequency: Item may be updated if needed

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Last updated: 06 April 2026
Metadata Standard: ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
Metadata Standard Version: ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata Profiles: British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile (v2)

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Administration Metadata Profile (v1)
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