Antarctica overview
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Produced by the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey, 2022, version 1, https://data.bas.ac.uk/maps/1001.
A general overview map of Antarctica south of 60°S. The map contains a hillshade, contours at 500 m intervals, rock outcrop, and bathymetric shading.
Map projection: WGS84 Antarctic Polar Stereographic: Central Meridian 0°, Standard Parallel 71°S
Data sources and references can be found in the lineage.
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Bounding Coordinates
- South-West Corner (min x/y)
- South: -90.0, West: -180.0
- North-East Corner (max x/y)
- North: -60.0, East: 180.0
Lineage Statement
Map produced in ArcGIS Pro v3.0.1 and Adobe Illustrator v26.4. Data sources:
- Coastline, contours and rock outcrop: SCAR Antarctic Digital Database, 2022.
- Bathymetry: GEBCO Compilation Group (2022) GEBCO_2022 Grid (doi:10.5285/e0f0bb80-ab44-2739-e053-6c86abc0289c)
- Hillshade: produced from REMA: Howat, I. M., Porter, C., Smith, B. E., Noh, M.-J., and Morin, P.: The Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica, The Cryosphere, 13, 665-674, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-665-2019, 2019.
- Place names: selected from the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
Part of these collections
An overview collection of general interest maps produced by the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey.
Item Information
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- fc491140-1dd6-4e3f-a581-71a1592bd36c
- Item Type
- PRODUCT (MAP)
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- Item Status
- Item is complete and recommended for general use
- Item Update Frequency
- Item may be updated if needed
Metadata Information
- Last updated
- Metadata Standard
- ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
- Metadata Standard Version
- ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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- British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile (v2) External link, opens in a new window.
- British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Administration Metadata Profile (v1) External link, opens in a new window.
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- Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International External link, opens in a new window.
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