British Antarctic Survey Research Stations and Bases in Antarctica and Arctic.
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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.
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Date stamp:
2026-04-15
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ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
Metadata standard version:
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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Identification info:
Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
British Antarctic Survey Research Stations and Bases in Antarctica and Arctic.
Date:
Date:
Date:
2026-03-04
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creation
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2026-04-02T21:19:36+00:00
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2026-04-02T21:19:36+00:00
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Anchor: xlink: https://lantern.data.bas.ac.uk/items/bbcd31bd-4a88-4891-b316-03a91961e3f3
bbcd31bd-4a88-4891-b316-03a91961e3f3
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lantern.data.bas.ac.uk
Other citation details:
Ireland, L. (2026). _British Antarctic Survey Research Stations and Bases in Antarctica and Arctic._
(Version 1) [Data set]. BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre.
[https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/bbcd31bd-4a88-4891-b316-03a91961e3f3](https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/bbcd31bd-4a88-4891-b316-03a91961e3f3).
Abstract:
Point locations of research stations and bases operated by British Antarctic Survey, in Antarctica and the
Arctic.
> [!NOTE]
> Halley VI station is located on a moving ice shelf, therefore the position in this dataset may not be
accurate if it has not been updated recently (see the `updated_at` attribute).
For more information on BAS research stations and other facilities, please see the [BAS
Website](https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-capabilities/research-stations/). Or, for stations operated by other
Antarctic operators, the [Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs
(COMNAP)](https://www.comnap.aq/antarctic-facilities-information) website.
#### Attributes
The dataset contains general information about these facilities, such as `name` and `seasonality`, and foreign
identifiers for other BAS systems.
| Attribute | Data Type | Description | Options | Example |
| ------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------- |
-------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| `name` | String | Name of facility | - | 'Rothera Research Station' |
| `type` | String | Class of facility | 'Research Station', 'Forward Operating Base' | 'Research Station' |
| `seasonality` | String | General period of operation | 'Year Round', 'Summer Only' | _Year Round_ |
| `location` | String | location code (Internal use) | - | _LAND_ |
| `siteid` | String | site ID (Internal use) | - | _LND/RO_ |
| `orgid` | String | org ID (Internal use) | - | _RO-01_ |
| `source` | String | Source used for position | - | _COMNAP Facilities Version 3.3.0 released 04 May 2020_ |
Purpose:
Point locations of BAS polar research stations and bases.
Point of contact:
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Individual name:
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Ireland, Louise
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
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URL:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0960-0486
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ORCID record
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ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique
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these identifiers.
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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
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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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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
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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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Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/001aqnf71 title: ror
UK Research and Innovation
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Polaris House
City:
Swindon
Postal code:
SN2 1FL
Country:
United Kingdom
Electronic mail address:
unknown
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Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.ukri.org
Name:
UKRI - UK Research and Innovation
Description:
Corporate website for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Anchor: xlink: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. To view this licence, visit
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/.
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Geographic bounding box:
West bound longitude:
-71.5852
East bound longitude:
11.93226
South bound latitude:
-75.557976
North bound latitude:
78.92533
Temporal element:
Temporal extent:
Extent:
Time period:
Begin date:
2026-03-04
End date:
2026-03-04
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Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/0428exr50 title: ror
Environmental Systems Research Institute
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Address:
Delivery point:
380 New York Street
City:
Redlands
Administrative area:
California
Postal code:
92373
Country:
United States of America
Electronic mail address:
unknown
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Linkage:
URL:
https://www.esri.com
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GIS Mapping Software, Location Intelligence & Spatial Analytics | Esri
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Corporate website for Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI).
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Data quality info:
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Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Report:
Domain consistency:
Result:
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Specification:
Citation:
Title:
Anchor: xlink: https://metadata-standards.data.bas.ac.uk/profiles/magic-discovery/v2/
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery
Metadata Profile
Date:
Date:
Date:
2025-11-24
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Edition:
2
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 the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre
(MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile.
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true
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Using ArcGIS Pro v3.5, the data was derived using a variety of sources depending on the facility. Refer to
the `source` attribute for details.
The dataset was then published to ArcGIS Online as a feature service.
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Open Access (Anonymous)
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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/
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Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
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Progress code:
completed
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