Bedmap2 - Bed topography of Antarctica - Side 1
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Bedmap2 - Bed topography of Antarctica - Side 1
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2013-02-01
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British Antarctic Survey, 2013. Bedmap2 - Bed topography of Antarctica - Side 1, 1:10,000,000 scale map.
BAS Thematic Map Series, Sheet 1A, Edition 1. Cambridge, British Antarctic Survey.
Abstract:
This is side 1 of a double-sided map. This geophysical and glaciological map shows the surface of the bed
beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. The surface elevation was created using data from a variety of sources,
including many substantial surveys completed since the original Bedmap compilation (Bedmap1) in 2001. In
particular, the Bedmap2 ice thickness grid is made from 25 million measurements, over two orders of
magnitude more than were used in Bedmap1. In most parts of Antarctica the subglacial landscape is visible in
much greater detail than was previously available and the improved data coverage has in many areas revealed
the full scale of mountain ranges, valleys, basins and troughs, only fragments of which were previously
indicated in local surveys.
The map shows the elevation data with key place names and the coastline and grounding line indicated. The map
also includes cross-sectional profiles through East and West Antarctica and separate panels showing the
geographical distribution of primary survey data and reliability of the bed surface.
Purpose:
This is side 1 of a double-sided map showcasing Bedmap2, a geophysical and glaciological map showing the
surface of the bed beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet.
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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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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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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
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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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
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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 (MAGIC) - BAS public website
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This map was created in CorelDraw.
Full details of data sources and references can be found on the map.
Further relevant resources include the final [Bedmap2 gridded
products](https://doi.org/10.5285/fa5d606c-dc95-47ee-9016-7a82e446f2f2) and the [published
paper](https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-375-2013).
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