South Shetland Islands

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      780168a2-277d-4bf4-a242-812d62ff4f7a
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      eng
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          Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
      Contact info: 
        Contact: 
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                  +44 (0)1223 221400
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                  British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
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                  Cambridge
              Administrative area: 
                  Cambridgeshire
              Postal code: 
                  CB3 0ET
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                  United Kingdom
              Electronic mail address: 
                  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 
                  Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website.
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                  information
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          pointOfContact
  Date stamp: 
      2025-07-21
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      ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
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      ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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Identification info: Data identification: Citation: Citation: Title: South Shetland Islands Date: Date: Date: 2019-10-18 Date type: Date type code: creation Date: Date: Date: 2019-11-18 Date type: Date type code: publication Date: Date: Date: 2019-11-18 Date type: Date type code: released Edition: 2 Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/780168a2-277d-4bf4-a242-812d62ff4f7a 780168a2-277d-4bf4-a242-812d62ff4f7a Code Space: data.bas.ac.uk Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/maps/misc14 misc14 Code Space: alias.data.bas.ac.uk Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: 978-0-85665-224-0 (Flat) Code Space: isbn Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: 978-0-85665-223-3 (Folded) Code Space: isbn Series: Series: Name: BAS Miscellaneous Issue identification: 2 Other citation details: British Antarctic Survey, 2019. South Shetlands Islands, 1: 200 000 scale maps. BAS Miscellaneous Series, Sheets 14A and 14B, Edition 2. Cambridge, British Antarctic Survey. Abstract: This double-sided map features topographic detail with a satellite image mosaic backdrop. It covers the South Shetland Islands in three separate map panels. The map shows topographic information including: Coastline and offshore rocks; bathymetry; elevation information as contours and selected mountain summit heights; all UK place names; permanent and summer-only scientific research stations; Antarctic Specially Protected Areas and Historic Sites and Monuments.
          
Side A, Map 1: Clarence, Elephant, Aspland and Gibbs islands. Map 2: King George, Nelson and Robert islands.
          
Side B, Map 3: Greenwich, Livingston, Deception, Snow, Low and Smith islands. Purpose: This double-sided map covers the South Shetlands Islands in three separate map panels, with a satellite image mosaic backdrop Point of contact: Responsible party: Individual name: Biszczuk, Magdalena Organisation name: Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror 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: unknown Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.bas.ac.uk Name: British Antarctic Survey - BAS public website Description: Homepage for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: author Point of contact: Responsible party: Individual name: Anchor: xlink: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1410-9122 title: orcid Gerrish, Laura Organisation name: Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror 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: lauger@bas.ac.uk Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1410-9122 Name: ORCID record Description: 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. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: author Point of contact: 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: Online Resource: 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. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: author Point of contact: 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: Online Resource: 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. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: pointOfContact Resource maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: asNeeded Maintenance note: Progress code: completed Graphic overview: BrowseGraphic: File name: https://cdn.web.bas.ac.uk/add-catalogue/0.0.0/img/items/780168a2-277d-4bf4-a242-812d62ff4f7a/misc14-cover-thumbnail.png File description: General overview of resource File type: image/png Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Access constraints: Restriction code: unrestricted Other constraints: Anchor: xlink: #%5B%5D Open Access (Anonymous) Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use constraints: Restriction code: license Other constraints: Anchor: xlink: https://metadata-resources.data.bas.ac.uk/licences/all-rights-reserved-v1/ This information is licensed under the (Local) All Rights Reserved v1 licence. 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Distribution info: Distribution: Distributor: Distributor: Distributor contact: 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: Online Resource: 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. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: distributor Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/maps/how-to-order-a-map/ Name: Map ordering information - BAS public website Description: Access information on how to order item. Function: Online function code: order
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Data quality info: Data quality: Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: 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: Online Resource: 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. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: publisher Explanation: Resource within scope of British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile. Pass: true Lineage: Lineage: Statement: The data for this map was prepared in ArcMap and QGIS. The map was created in Adobe Illustrator. The map was printed on Enduro weather-resistant paper by Dennis Maps.
              
Full details of data sources and references can be found on the map.
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