The South Orkney Islands general overview map
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The South Orkney Islands general overview map
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Produced by the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey, 2025, version 1,
[https://data.bas.ac.uk/maps/1010](https://data.bas.ac.uk/maps/1010).
Abstract:
A map of the South Orkney Islands covering, from west to east, the Inaccessible Islands, Coronation Island,
Signy Island, Powell Island and Laurie Island. Rock outcrop, moraine and lakes are shown on land, displayed
over a subtle hillshade to represent terrain. Contours are shown at 200 m intervals, and spot heights for
some of the highest peaks are also displayed. Selected place names are also included. A small inset in the
top right-hand corner shows the location of the islands within Antarctica.
Map projection: WGS84 UTM Zone 23S. Vertical datum: EGM2008.
Data sources and references can be found in the lineage.
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A map of the South Orkney Islands with a hillshade, contours and land cover.
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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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+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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West bound longitude:
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-44.31
South bound latitude:
-60.92
North bound latitude:
-60.42
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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
City:
Cambridge
Administrative area:
Cambridgeshire
Postal code:
CB3 0ET
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United Kingdom
Electronic mail address:
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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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
Contact info:
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+44 (0)1223 221400
Address:
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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:
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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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Map produced in ArcGIS Pro v3.3. Data sources:
* Coastline, rock outcrop, lakes and moraine: SCAR Antarctic Digital Database, 2024.
* Hillshade, contours and spot heights: produced from PGC REMA - Howat, Ian, et al., 2022, “The Reference
Elevation Model of Antarctica – Mosaics, Version 2”, https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/EBW8UC, Harvard
Dataverse, V1, accessed July 2024.
* Place names: selected from the British Antarctic Territory gazetteer, accessed, accessed June 2025.
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