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BAS General Interest Maps

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An overview collection of general interest maps produced by the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey. These maps cover a wide range of topics and are available to download as JPEG, PNG or PDF.

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Antarctic Peninsula overview

A small overview map of the Antarctic Peninsula region, including the South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 24 January 2025

Antarctica overview

A general overview map of Antarctica south of 60°S.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 24 January 2025

Scotia Sea overview

A small overview map of the Scotia Sea region.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 24 January 2025

Small map of Adelaide Island and Arrowsmith Peninsula

A small map covering Adelaide Island and Arrowsmith Peninsula, on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 20 February 2025

A map of British Antarctic Survey stations in Antarctica and the South Atlantic

A map showing British Antarctic Survey stations in Antarctica and the South Atlantic region.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 20 February 2025

An A4 overview map of South Georgia

An A4 map of the island of South Georgia in the Southern Ocean, showing research stations and disused whaling stations.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 21 February 2025

Amundsen Sea / Pine Island Bay overview map

A map covering a section of the Amundsen Sea region, including Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers flowing into Pine Island Bay.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 19 February 2025

A map showing glacier change lines of Sheldon Glacier in Ryder Bay, Adelaide Island, between 1947 and 2021.

A map showing the retreat of Sheldon Glacier between 1947 and 2021.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 15 April 2021

The South Orkney Islands general overview map

A map of the South Orkney Islands with a hillshade, contours and land cover.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 11 June 2025

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

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

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 05 June 2025

Signy Island general overview map

A map of Signy Island with a hillshade, contours and land cover.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 11 June 2025

Alexander Island location map

A small map indicating the location of Alexander Island within the wider Antarctica/South America region.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 01 August 2025

Antarctic year-round Research Stations

A map of Antarctica showing year-round research stations.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 01 August 2025

2 panel map showing the location of Admiralty Bay and Ecology Glacier on King George Island, South Shetland Islands

A 2 panel map, highlighting the location of Ecology Glacier and Admiralty Bay on King George Island, South Shetland Islands

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 08 August 2025

Map of the Arctic with populated places, rivers and lakes

A 1:16 000 000 scale map covering the Arctic north of 60°N, with shaded relief, rivers, lakes and towns.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 28 February 2020

Falkland Islands overview map

An overview map of the Falkland Islands, showing key place names, settlements and elevation.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 15 September 2025

Kongsfjorden Local Area. Spitsbergen, Svalbard - Summer

Map of Kongsfjorden local area, showing locations of huts, tracks and nature reserves as of June 2023, mapped over a satellite image from April 2023.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 21 June 2023

Kongsfjorden Local Area. Spitsbergen, Svalbard - Winter

Map of Kongsfjorden local area, showing locations of huts, tracks and nature reserves as of June 2023, mapped over a satellite image from December 2022.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 21 June 2023

Sea ice in Antarctica and the Arctic - 30-year baseline compared to recent 10-year average

A 2 panel figure displaying sea ice extents around Antarctica and the Arctic, comparing a 30-year baseline average with a more recent 10-year average.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 12 November 2025

An A4 overview map of The South Sandwich Islands

An A4 map of the 11 South Sandwich Islands and surrounding seas.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 13 January 2026

Antarctic year-round and seasonal research stations

A map of Antarctica showing year-round and seasonal Research Stations.

PRODUCT (MAP) | Ed. 1 | 23 January 2026

Bounding Coordinates

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

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Item Information

Item ID: d0d91e22-18c1-4c7f-8dfc-20e94cd2c107
Item Type: COLLECTION
Aliases: collections/bas-general-interest-maps
Item created: 17 January 2025
Item updated: 27 January 2026
Item Status: Item is complete and recommended for general use
Item Update Frequency: Item may be updated if needed

Metadata Information

Last updated: 27 January 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)
Metadata Links: View record as ISO 19115 XML

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Item page build time: 10 February 2026 19:09:00 UTC

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