South Georgia BAS Wall Map

Product Description

South Georgia & its offshore islands in the South Atlantic presented by the British Antarctic Survey on a double-sided map combining topographic mapping of the whole island at 1:200, 000 scale & detailed topographic mapping of the route of Shackleton’s crossing in May 1916 at 1:40, 000 scale. On one side is a map presenting the topography by contours at 100 m intervals with numerous trigonometric heights & spot heights. Colouring & graphics indicate ice-free terrain & moraine. Numerous glaciers, peaks, bays, etc, are named & the map shows locations of research stations & disused whaling stations. On the reverse side is a map covering the route which Sir Ernest Shackleton took during the first ever crossing of South Georgia from King Haakon Bay. This 1:40, 000 scale map uses data created from VHR satellite imagery including contours at 50 m intervals & spot heights of the main peaks. This side also has 1:25, 000 scale insets of key areas along the crossing, & a cross section showing elevation along the route. Exploratory notes provide historical background on South Georgia & full technical specifications including data sources & references. Full BAS reference for this title is ” Sheets BAS (Misc) 12A & 12B”. This title is also available in a folded format.PLEASE NOTE: to see other BAS maps of wider general interest please click on the series link. A separate series on our website presents BAS titles which are of interest mainly to scientific experts or academic staff: larger scale topographic or geological/earth sciences maps of sections of the Antarctic & maps accompanied by detailed booklets/monographs.