13c4d2f1-8903-4d7f-8977-592121975554 eng utf8 dataset dataset Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom magic@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. information pointOfContact 2026-05-12 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry 2008-11-12 publication European Petroleum Survey Group EPSGadministrator@iogp.org https://www.epsg-registry.org/ EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset The EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations, accessible through this online registry. information publisher urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031 6.18.3 High resolution vector polygons of the Antarctic coastline 1993 creation 2026-05-12T08:20:46+00:00 publication 2026-04-22 revision 2026-05-12T08:20:46+00:00 released 7.12 13c4d2f1-8903-4d7f-8977-592121975554 lantern.data.bas.ac.uk 10.5285/13c4d2f1-8903-4d7f-8977-592121975554 doi Gerrish, L., Ireland, L., Fretwell, P., Cooper, P., & Skachkova, A. (2026). High resolution vector polygons of the Antarctic coastline 2 (Version 7.12) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/13c4d2f1-8903-4d7f-8977-592121975554 If using for a graphic or if short on space, please cite as 'Data from the SCAR Antarctic Digital Database, 2026'. Coastline for Antarctica created from various mapping and remote sensing sources, provided as polygons with `surface` values for '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 v7.12 include updates to the ice shelves around Alexander Island, such as Wilkins, George VI and Bach Ice Shelves; the coastline around Thwaites and Pine Island Glaciers, Bryan Coast and Abbot Ice Shelf, and changes to the coast at Vaughan Inlet. Offshore islands to the north of Alexander Island were also added to the data. 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. Antarctic coastline south of 60°S, consisting of land, ice shelf, ice tongue, and rumple features as polygons. Gerrish, Laura British Antarctic Survey https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1410-9122 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Ireland, Louise British Antarctic Survey https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0960-0486 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Fretwell, Peter British Antarctic Survey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1988-5844 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Cooper, Paul British Antarctic Survey author Skachkova, Aliaksandra British Antarctic Survey https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3557-4816 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom magic@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. information pointOfContact UK Polar Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/ UK Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) - BAS public website General information about the NERC Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. information publisher Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1ER United Kingdom info@scar.org rightsHolder Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1ER United Kingdom info@scar.org sponsor asNeeded completed unrestricted license This information is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 7d6793c2-2513-4752-8f37-11db5b791fb5 lantern.data.bas.ac.uk revisionOf e74543c0-4c4e-4b41-aa33-5bb2f67df389 lantern.data.bas.ac.uk largerWorkCitation collection eng utf8 -180.0 180.0 -90.0 -60.0 1993-01-01 2026-04-10 Environmental Systems Research Institute 380 New York Street Redlands California 92373 United States of America https://www.esri.com GIS Mapping Software, Location Intelligence & Spatial Analytics | Esri Corporate website for Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). information distributor ArcGIS Feature Service ArcGIS Feature Layer https://services7.arcgis.com/tPxy1hrFDhJfZ0Mf/arcgis/rest/services/High_resolution_vector_polygons_of_the_Antarctic_coastline/FeatureServer ArcGIS Living Atlas Access information as a feature service in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. download https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f030d958beb6482f9fd1bb47847ac3f9 ArcGIS Living Atlas Access information as a feature layer in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. information UK Polar Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/ UK Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) - BAS public website General information about the NERC Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. information distributor Shapefile (Zipped) GeoPackage bytes 72864027 https://ramadda.data.bas.ac.uk/repository/entry/get/add_coastline_high_res_polygon_v7_12.shp.zip?entryid=synth%3A13c4d2f1-8903-4d7f-8977-592121975554%3AL2FkZF9jb2FzdGxpbmVfaGlnaF9yZXNfcG9seWdvbl92N18xMi5zaHAuemlw Shapefile (Zipped) Download information as an Esri Shapefile (compressed as a Zip file). download bytes 142761984 https://ramadda.data.bas.ac.uk/repository/entry/get/add_coastline_high_res_polygon_v7_12.gpkg?entryid=synth%3A13c4d2f1-8903-4d7f-8977-592121975554%3AL2FkZF9jb2FzdGxpbmVfaGlnaF9yZXNfcG9seWdvbl92N18xMi5ncGtn GeoPackage Download information as an OGC GeoPackage. download dataset British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile 2025-11-24 publication 2 Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom magic@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. information publisher Resource within scope of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile. true 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 errors, but does not contain strict topology. Quality varies across the dataset, 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 the 1990s to 2026. unrestricted Open Access (Anonymous) license This information is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0). To view this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ asNeeded completed