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Islands BAS

Double-sided map from the British Antarctic Survey presenting on one side a topographic map of the whole of the Antarctic Peninsula with the Weddell Sea at 1:3, 000, 000, plus on the reverse more detailed coverage at 1:1, 000, 000 of the peninsula’s northern half with the South Shetland Islands.On one side a map at 1:3, 000, 000 presents the whole of the Antarctic Peninsula with its offshore islands and the Weddell Sea. Coverage includes South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Island, and extends on the landmass of Antarctica to Pensacola Mountains. Satellite-based shading is overprinted with contours at 500m intervals, with colouring and/or graphics indicating the ice shelf, ice rumples and rocky outcrops. The map also has spot heights and plenty of names of topographic features.
Permanent scientific stations are marked, plus UK summer-only stations and depots. Weddell Sea has bathymetric colouring in bands of 500m. Latitude lines are at 1º intervals, with longitude at 5ºOn the reverse the northern half of the Antarctica Peninsula, including Adelaide Island where the BAS Rothera Station is based, is vividly presented in greater detail on a map at 1:1, 000, 000. Contour lines are at 250m, and the overprint additionally shows summer-only scientific stations of all nations plus historic sites and monuments which are also listed in the legend with their HSM numbers. Latitude lines are at 30’ intervals with longitude at 2º. Full BAS reference number of this title is “BAS (Misc) 13A and 13B”. This title is also available flat.PLEASE NOTE: to see the list of
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 and maps accompanied by detailed booklets/monographs.
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Double-sided map from the British Antarctic Survey presenting on one side a topographic map of the whole of the Antarctic Peninsula with the Weddell Sea at 1:3, 000, 000, plus on the reverse more detailed coverage at 1:1, 000, 000 of the peninsula’s northern half with the South Shetland Islands. On one side a map at 1:3, 000, 000 presents the whole of the Antarctic Peninsula with its offshore islands & the Weddell Sea. Coverage

Includes::
South Shetland Islands & South Orkney Isl&, & extends on the landmass of Antarctica to Pensacola Mountains. Satellite-based shading is overprinted with contours at 500m intervals, with colouring and/or graphics indicating the ice shelf, ice rumples & rocky outcrops. The map also has spot heights & plenty of names of topographic features. Permanent scientific stations are marked, plus UK summer-only stations & depots. Weddell Sea has bathymetric colouring in bands of 500m. Latitude lines are at 1º intervals, with longitude at 5º On the reverse the northern half of the Antarctica Peninsula, including Adelaide Island where the BAS Rothera Station is based, is vividly presented in greater detail on a map at 1:1, 000, 000. Contour lines are at 250m, & the overprint in addition shows summer-only scientific stations of all nations plus historic sites & monuments which are also listed in the legend with their HSM numbers. Latitude lines are at 30’ intervals with longitude at 2º. Full BAS reference number of this title is “BAS (Misc) 13A & 13B”. This title is also available flat.PLEASE NOTE: to see the list of 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.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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