The South Orkney Islands and Signy Island
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magic@bas.ac.uk
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The South Orkney Islands and Signy Island
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2024-11-23
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British Antarctic Survey, 2024. The South Orkney Islands and Signy Island, 1:100 000 and 1:10 000 scale
maps. BAS Topographic Series, Sheets 6A and 6B, Edition 1. Cambridge, British Antarctic Survey.
Abstract:
This map contains new and updated data for all of the South Orkney Islands on one side and a detailed map of
Signy Island on the reverse. The maps feature topographic details including rock, moraine and ice
boundaries, the location of lakes, bathymetry, contours and spot heights. The terrain is indicated with
hillshading from a new elevation model, highlighting the mountainous ridges along the centre of the islands.
Side A: 1:100 000 scale map of the South Orkney Islands including Inaccessible Islands, Coronation Island,
Powell Island and Laurie Island. The map shows the location of research stations, Antarctic Specially
Protected Areas (ASPAs) and Important Bird Areas (IBAs). Place names from the UK Antarctic Place-names
Committee gazetteer are shown on the map.
Side B: 1:10 000 scale map of Signy Island and surrounding islands and rocks. Displaying topographic data in
more detail than side A, this map shows the diverse and isolated island of Signy, one of the South Orkney
Islands. Signy Research Station is located on the map, alongside huts present around the island. Bathymetry
and offshore rocks from hydrographic charts are shown on the map, as well as shallow, shoal areas.
Purpose:
This double-sided topographic map covers the South Orkney Islands on one side and a more detailed map of Signy
Island on the reverse.
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Gerrish, Laura
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British Antarctic Survey
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British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
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British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
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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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+44 (0)1223 221400
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British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
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Cambridge
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CB3 0ET
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magic@bas.ac.uk
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+44 (0)1223 221400
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British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
City:
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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British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery
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2024-11-01
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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
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+44 (0)1223 221400
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British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
City:
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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The data for this map was prepared in ArcGIS Pro and QGIS. The map was created in Adobe Illustrator. The
map was printed on Opera Matt paper by Dennis Maps.
Full details of data sources and references can be found on the map.
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