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High resolution vector polygons of the Antarctic coastline - VERSION 7.3
GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01413

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Abstract:
A new version of this dataset exists. To see the last version of the Antarctic Digital Database, have a look here: https://data.bas.ac.uk/collections/e74543c0-4c4e-4b41-aa33-5bb2f67df389/

Coastline for Antarctica created from various mapping and remote sensing sources, provided as polygons with 'land', 'ice shelf', 'ice tongue' or 'rumple'' attribute. Covering all land and ice shelves south of 60degS. Suitable for topographic mapping and analysis. Data compiled, managed and distributed by the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre and the UK Polar Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey on behalf of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.


Keywords:
Antarctic Digital Database, Antarctica, Coastline, Land cover, Land use, Topographic mapping

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Gerrish, L., Fretwell, P., & Cooper, P. (2020). High resolution vector polygons of the Antarctic coastline - VERSION 7.3 (Version 7.3) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/0a6d85d7-fc9c-4d68-a58d-e792f68ae9f4

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