Skip to main content
This website uses cookies to help us make it better - find out more
alpha This is a new website, your feedback will help us to improve it.

item

Medium resolution vector polygons of Antarctic rock outcrop

Version:
7.10
Released:
2024-11-12T17:08:12+00:00

Citation

Gerrish, L., Fretwell, P., & Cooper, P. (2024). Medium resolution vector polygons of Antarctic rock outcrop (Version 7.10) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/4b179c31-9515-49f2-9859-542f4f0b0854

If using for a graphic or if short on space, please cite as 'Data from the SCAR Antarctic Digital Database, 2024'.

Abstract

Medium resolution dataset of rock outcrop in Antarctica. Data have been prepared from various map and remotely sensed datasets ranging from 1960s-2023. This dataset has been generalised from the high resolution version. The large majority of data was compiled in 1993 and the quality and accuracy is uncertain. The automatically extracted rock outcrop layer provides a more accurate dataset in most locations.

Changes in v7.10 include new data for the South Orkney Islands. Source attributes have also been added for some of the older data, although many are still missing. See the lineage for further details.

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.