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High resolution vector polygons of the Antarctic coastline - VERSION 7.8
A new version of this dataset exists. To see the last version of the Antarctic Digital Database, have a look here: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/e74543c0-4c4e-4b41-aa33-5bb2f67df389/
Coastline for Antarctica created from various mapping and remote sensing sources, provided as polygons with 'land', 'ice shelf', 'ice tongue' or 'rumple'' attribute. Covering all land and ice shelves south of 60degS. Suitable for topographic mapping and analysis. High resolution versions of ADD data are suitable for scales larger than 1:1,000,000. The largest suitable scale is changeable and dependent on the region.
Changes in v7.8 include updates to the Brunt, Wilkins and Stange Ice Shelves, Pine Island and Thwaites Glaciers and James Ross Island ice fronts.
Data compiled, managed and distributed by the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre and the UK Polar Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey on behalf of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
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- Date (Creation)
- 2023-11-06
- Date (Revision)
- 2023-11-06
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-11-06
- Date (released)
- 2023-11-06
- Edition
- 7.8
- Unique resource identifier
- https://doi.org/10.5285/c7fe759d-e042-479a-9ecf-274255b4f0a1
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- GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01787
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- https://data.bas.ac.uk/
- Other citation details
- Please cite this item as: Gerrish, L., Ireland, L., Fretwell, P., & Cooper, P. (2023). High resolution vector polygons of the Antarctic coastline - VERSION 7.8 (Version 7.8) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/c7fe759d-e042-479a-9ecf-274255b4f0a1
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- Antarctic Digital Database
- Coastline
- Land cover
- Land use
- Topographic mapping
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- Antarctica
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This information is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view this licence, visit
Please cite this item as 'Gerrish, L., Ireland, L., Fretwell, P., & Cooper, P. (2023). High resolution vector polygons of the Antarctic coastline (7.8) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/c7fe759d-e042-479a-9ecf-274255b4f0a1'.
If using for a graphic or if short on space, please cite as 'data from the SCAR Antarctic Digital Database, 2023'
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- Metadata language
- engEnglish
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- Environment
- Geoscientific information
- Imagery base maps earth cover
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- Begin date
- 1993-01-01
- End date
- 2023-11-01
- Supplemental Information
- It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk.
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Methodology:
Dataset compiled from a variety of Antarctic map and satellite image sources. The dataset was created using ArcGIS and QGIS GIS software programmes and has been checked for basic topography and geometry checks, but does not contain strict topology. Quality varies across the dataset and certain areas where high resolution source data were available are suitable for large scale maps whereas other areas are only suitable for smaller scales. Each polygon contains a 'surface' attribute with either 'land', 'ice shelf', 'ice tongue' or 'rumple'. Details of when and how each line was created can be found in the attributes of the high resolution polyline coastline dataset. Data sources range in time from 1990s-2023 - individual lines contain exact source dates.
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