Geological map of the South Orkney Islands

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          Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
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                  magic@bas.ac.uk
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      2025-09-16
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Identification info: Data identification: Citation: Citation: Title: Geological map of the South Orkney Islands Date: Date: Date: 2011 Date type: Date type code: creation Date: Date: Date: 2011 Date type: Date type code: publication Date: Date: Date: 2011 Date type: Date type code: released Edition: 1 Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/e01732f9-3509-4be0-ae44-26db26456377 e01732f9-3509-4be0-ae44-26db26456377 Code Space: data.bas.ac.uk Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/maps/geomap2-sheet3 maps/geomap2-sheet3 Code Space: alias.data.bas.ac.uk Series: Series: Name: BAS GEOMAP 2 Issue identification: 1 Other citation details: Flowerdew, M.J.; Riley, T.R.; Haselwimmer, C.E.. 2011 Geological Map of the South Orkney Islands. BAS GEOMAP 2. Cambridge, British Antarctic Survey. Abstract: This single-sided geological map covers the South Orkney Islands of the southern Scotia Sea. The South Orkney Islands were originally contiguous with the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, and separated during the opening of Powell Basin during the separation of Antarctica from South America and the opening of the Drake Passage.
          
The rocks of the South Orkney Islands comprise predominantly Permian-Triassic sandstones and mudstones (Greywacke Shale Formation / Scotia Metamorphic Complex) deposited as turbidity currents in a trench/slope environment. The Scotia Metamorphic Complex on Signy Island was likely deposited during the Late Permian.
          
The map includes a geological cross section across Coronation, Powell and Laurie islands, and an inset map of metamorphic facies. Purpose: This single-sided geological map covers the South Orkney Islands of the southern Scotia Sea. 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 Point of contact: Responsible party: Individual name: Anchor: xlink: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9710-2593 title: orcid Flowerdew, Micheal J. Organisation name: CASP Role: Role code: author Point of contact: Responsible party: Individual name: Anchor: xlink: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3333-5021 title: orcid Riley, Teal R. Organisation name: British Antarctic Survey Role: Role code: author Point of contact: Responsible party: Individual name: Anchor: xlink: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2784-4417 title: orcid Haselwimmer, Christian E. Role: Role code: author 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/e01732f9-3509-4be0-ae44-26db26456377/overview.png File description: General overview of resource File type: image/jpeg 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://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/. Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/faaeca6f-e67a-45df-ad6d-10c3049daab3 faaeca6f-e67a-45df-ad6d-10c3049daab3 Code Space: data.bas.ac.uk Association Type: Association type code: largerWorkCitation Initiative Type: Initiative type code: collection Spatial resolution: Resolution: Equivalent scale: Representative fraction: Denominator: 150000 Language: Language Code: eng Character set: Character set code: utf8 Extent: Extent: Geographic element: Geographic bounding box: West bound longitude: -46.2 East bound longitude: -44.3 South bound latitude: -60.9 North bound latitude: -60.4 Supplemental Information: {"physical_size_width_mm": 1000, "physical_size_height_mm": 665, "sheet_number": "3"}
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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 format: Format: Name: Anchor: xlink: https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/application/pdf PDF Version: missing 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 Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Units of distribution: bytes Transfer size: 1652541 Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/511298/1/BAS%20GEOMAP%202%2C%20sheet%203%20-%20Geological%20Map%20of%20the%20South%20Orkney%20Islands.pdf Name: PDF Description: Access information as a PDF file. Function: Online function code: download
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Data quality info: Data quality: Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: Scope code: product 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. The map was created in CorelDRAW. The map was printed on Enduro weather-resistant paper by Dennis Maps.
              
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