A map of British Antarctic Survey stations in Antarctica and the South Atlantic
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magic@bas.ac.uk
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A map of British Antarctic Survey stations in Antarctica and the South Atlantic
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Produced by the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey, 2025, version 1,
[https://data.bas.ac.uk/maps/1005](https://data.bas.ac.uk/maps/1005).
Abstract:
A map showing British Antarctic Survey stations in Antarctica and the South Atlantic region. The map covers a
region including the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, the Antarctic Peninsula
and western Dronning Maud Land. Bathymetry is indicated with a blue colour ramp, and selected place names
are shown.
Map projection: WGS84 Antarctic Polar Stereographic: Central Meridian 50°W, Standard Parallel 65°S
Data sources and references can be found in the lineage.
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A map showing British Antarctic Survey stations in Antarctica and the South Atlantic region.
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Gerrish, Laura
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British Antarctic Survey
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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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Cambridgeshire
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CB3 0ET
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United Kingdom
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lauger@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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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, British Antarctic Survey
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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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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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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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Delivery point:
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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Map produced in ArcGIS Pro v3.3. Data sources:
* Coastline: SCAR Antarctic Digital Database, 2024 for areas south of 60°S and Natural Earth for areas
north of 60°S
* Bathymetry: GEBCO Compilation Group (2024) GEBCO 2024 Grid
(doi:10.5285/1c44ce99-0a0d-5f4f-e063-7086abc0ea0f)
* Station names and locations taken from the [British Antarctic Survey
website](https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/polar-science-facilities/station/), correct as of
February 2025.
* Place names:
* for areas south of 60°S: selected from the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee gazetteer, accessed January 2025
* for the South Georgia region: selected from the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands gazetteer, accessed January 2025
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