AGIC Map Collection

1:250,0001:250,000 Scale Map Series

Includes a selection of AGIC-updated 1:250,000 scale map products across Antarctica.  Highlighted by the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Transantarctic Mountains and Victoria Land, these maps include LIMA satellite imagery, 200 meter contours and feature names. This map series is not yet complete, but is continually being updated.

 

1:50,000 Scale Map Series

Includes updates to the the USGS 1:50,000 scale map series.  The maps boasts 2.4 meter QuickBird imagery where available and full feature names in the McMurdo Dry Valleys.  These maps were updated in 2008-09.

 

 

1:25,000 Scale Map Series

Incldues AGIC original maps in the McMurdo Dry Valleys at a larger scale than that 1:50,000 series.  Each 1:50,000 grid index is divided into four quadrants -- northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast.  These maps were created in 2008-09.

 

 

Dry Valleys

A composite map of the McMurdo Dry Valleys with the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) as the basemap.  This map includes feature names, Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) boundaries, special features, camps, and helicopter landing sites.  Composed in 2008, it serves as a general basemap for the Dry Valleys area.

 

 

Environmental Maps

A collection of maps highlighting the environmental importance of Antarctica.  Included is the ASPA and Historical Site Marker map of Antarctica.

 

McMurdo / Ross Island

Maps specializing in the Ross Island and McMurdo Station area of Antarctica.  McMurdo Station is the largest United States base, attracting over 800 researchers, scientists and staff in the austral summer.

 

Antarctic Peninsula

Includes maps special to the Antarctic Peninsula, an area of important research.  The peninsula is also home to another United States base, Palmer Station

 

Ross Island and Vicinity

Includes one of AGIC's most popular maps, a 60" x 60" wall map of the Ross Island and Dry Valleys area.  Included are three maps: one with the LIMA basemap, one with a vector basemap and the original USGS version.  Please be patient, these are large files!