High resolution vector polygons of the Antarctic coastline
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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
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Cambridge
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Cambridgeshire
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CB3 0ET
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United Kingdom
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magic@bas.ac.uk
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https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
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General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British
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2025-10-22
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ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
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European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
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Identification info:
Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
High resolution vector polygons of the Antarctic coastline
Date:
Date:
Date:
1993
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creation
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Date:
2023-05-12T14:39:24+00:00
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publication
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2023-05-11
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2023-05-12T14:39:24+00:00
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released
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7.7
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Please cite this item as 'Gerrish, L., Ireland, L., Fretwell, P., & Cooper, P. (2023). High resolution
vector polygons of the Antarctic coastline (7.7) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment
Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/0be5339c-9d35-44c9-a10f-da4b5356840b'.
If using for a graphic or if short on space, please cite as 'data from the SCAR Antarctic Digital
Database, 2023'
Abstract:
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 60°S.
Suitable for topographic mapping and analysis. High resolution versions of ADD data are suitable for scales
larger than 1:1,000,000. The largest suitable scale is changeable and dependent on the region.
Changes in v7.7 include updates Brunt Ice Shelf, ice fronts on the east side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Pine
Island and Thwaites Glaciers and the ice fronts and coastline around Charcot Island. Data quality checks
were also performed to ensure existing features were categorised correctly around Getz Ice Shelf.
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.
Purpose:
Antarctic coastline south of 60°S, consisting of land, ice shelf, ice tongue and rumple features as polygons.
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Anchor: xlink: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1410-9122 title: orcid
Gerrish, Laura
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Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
British Antarctic Survey
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Ireland, Louise
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British Antarctic Survey
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Fretwell, Peter
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British Antarctic Survey
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Cooper, Paul
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British Antarctic Survey
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Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
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Telephone:
Voice:
+44 (0)1223 221400
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
City:
Cambridge
Administrative area:
Cambridgeshire
Postal code:
CB3 0ET
Country:
United Kingdom
Electronic mail address:
magic@bas.ac.uk
Online Resource:
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Linkage:
URL:
https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
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General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the
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UK Polar Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey
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Voice:
+44 (0)1223 221400
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
City:
Cambridge
Administrative area:
Cambridgeshire
Postal code:
CB3 0ET
Country:
United Kingdom
Electronic mail address:
polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk
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https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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Standing Committee on Antarctic Research
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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of
Cambridge, Lensfield Road
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CB2 1ER
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info@scar.org
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To view this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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-180.0
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180.0
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-90.0
North bound latitude:
-60.0
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Begin date:
1993-01-01
End date:
2023-05-11
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Organisation name:
Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
UK Polar Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
+44 (0)1223 221400
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
City:
Cambridge
Administrative area:
Cambridgeshire
Postal code:
CB3 0ET
Country:
United Kingdom
Electronic mail address:
polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk
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Linkage:
URL:
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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UK Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) - BAS public website
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General information about the NERC Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) from the British Antarctic
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Data quality info:
Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
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dataset
Report:
Domain consistency:
Result:
Conformance result:
Specification:
Citation:
Title:
Anchor: xlink: https://metadata-standards.data.bas.ac.uk/profiles/magic-discovery-v1/
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery
Metadata Profile
Date:
Date:
Date:
2024-11-01
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Edition:
1
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
+44 (0)1223 221400
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
City:
Cambridge
Administrative area:
Cambridgeshire
Postal code:
CB3 0ET
Country:
United Kingdom
Electronic mail address:
magic@bas.ac.uk
Online Resource:
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Linkage:
URL:
https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
Name:
Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
Description:
General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC)
from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website.
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Online function code:
information
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Explanation:
Resource within scope of British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre
(MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile.
Pass:
true
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
Dataset compiled from a variety of Antarctic map and satellite image sources. The dataset was created
using ArcGIS and QGIS GIS software programmes and has been checked for basic topography and geometry
checks, but does not contain strict topology. Quality varies across the dataset and certain areas where
high resolution source data were available are suitable for large scale maps whereas other areas are
only suitable for smaller scales. Each polygon contains a 'surface' attribute with either 'land', 'ice
shelf', 'ice tongue' or 'rumple'. Details of when and how each line was created can be found in the
attributes of the high resolution polyline coastline dataset. Data sources range in time from 1990s-2023
- individual lines contain exact source dates.
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