Brabant Island to Adelaide Island
Citation
British Antarctic Survey, 2017. Brabant Island to Adelaide Island, 1:250 000 scale maps. BAS(UKAHT) Series, Sheets 2A and 2B, Edition 2. Cambridge, British Antarctic Survey.
Abstract
This double-sided map covers the area of the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Brabant Island and Adelaide Island, including: Gerlache Strait; Lemaire Channel; Palmer Station; Vernadsky Station; Grandidier Channel; Crystal Sound and Port Lockroy Historic Site. It also covers part of the east coast including Exasperation Inlet, Crane Glacier and the western edge of Larsen C Ice Shelf. It connects to map BAS(UKAHT) Sheet 3 to the north and to Adelaide Island and Arrowsmith Peninsula to the south, giving full coverage of the Antarctic Peninsula north of Marguerite Bay.
The map shows topographic detail with a Landsat 8 satellite image mosaic backdrop. It includes coastline; elevation information as contours and selected mountain summit heights; UK place names; scientific research stations; Historic Sites and Monuments (HSMs) and Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs).
The map is printed on water-resistant paper and the folded version comes in a card cover.
Produced in collaboration with the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust.